boulangerie
Americannoun
plural
boulangeriesUsage
What does boulangerie mean? A boulangerie is a bakery that mostly or only makes breads, especially French-style breads.In France, where the word originated, a boulangerie can only hold that title if its bakers bake the bread on the premises, as opposed to selling bread baked elsewhere. Outside of France, bakeries are sometimes called boulangeries to suggest a French atmosphere or to indicate that they make French-style bread, such as baguettes.Example: Visiting the local boulangerie to buy some freshly baked bread was a Sunday ritual for the family.
Example Sentences
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Yuriy later abandoned his law career to work in an Odesa boulangerie called "Make My Cake".
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
At a popular boulangerie in the leafy village of Crécy-la-Chapelle, 40 minutes north of Mr. Bourgeois’s mills, the owners, Serge and Marie Pinguet, were trying to postpone that fateful day.
From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2022
Despite growing tensions, Mexico City is not Paris, where an American stumbling over French in a boulangerie will get a dose of hostility along with her croissants.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2022
At a boulangerie down the road, Sophie was serving a long queue of lunch customers.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2022
He walks now to the corner, decides to get another croissant at the boulangerie where he and Moushumi go every morning to buy breakfast.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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