Definition of pain perdu in US English:
pain perdu
noun ˈpän perˈdo͞oˈpän perˈdo͞o
French term for French toast
Example sentencesExamples
- French onion soup with Mull cheddar followed by Scottish beef with celeriac gratin are supremely tasty as a starter and main course, while a delicious pudding is pain perdu - which translates as ‘lost bread’.
- My ice creams, like the smoked bacon with pain perdu, are formulaically created to get the right levels of solids in them to stop crystallisation.
- Looking at the la carte dessert menu featuring delights like pain perdu, pistachio mousse and quince sorbet, I can't believe they wouldn't be fine.
- Ditto the eggy brioche pain perdu, which I enjoyed one evening with banana ice cream, some poached rhubarb, and a dollop of crème fraîche.
- The new manager had better realise the reality of his job - succeed every season or he will be le pain perdu, as they say in his homeland.
Origin
French, literally ‘lost bread’.