French toast

See also: french toast

English
French toast with toppings.

Alternative forms

Etymology

First recorded use in 1660, in a recipe without eggs [1], in the current sense from 1870s [2]. The common French name for the dish is pain perdu (literally “lost bread”).

Pronunciation

Noun

French toast (uncountable)

  1. (uncountable, cooking) Food prepared by dipping bread into egg batter and frying.
    I'd like syrup on my French toast.

Translations

References
  1. Robert May (1660) The Accomplisht Cook‎, page 176
  2. Brendan Koerner (2003), “Is French Toast Really French?”, in Slate‎, archived from the original on 4 March 2016

Further reading
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