brood

Meaning

1. (neuter,uncountable) bread
2. (countable,neuter) a loaf of bread
3. (broadly,countable,neuter) a similar bakery product or other baked dish
4. (metonymically,neuter,uncountable) someone's livelihood

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/broːt/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch brôot, from Old Dutch *brōt, from Proto-West Germanic *braud, from Proto-Germanic *braudą.

Sentences

Kan je me twee sneden brood geven ?

Can you give me two slices of bread?

In de bakkerij rook het naar vers gebakken brood .

In the bakery, it smelled like freshly baked bread.

Ellen gaat iedere ochtend brood bij de bakker en vlees bij de slager halen .

Ellen goes to the bakery every morning to get bread and meat from the butcher.

Steek het brood maar in de broodtrommel .

Put the bread in the lunch box.