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miche

round loaf of bread

noun MEESH Rare
Food & Drink Dishes

Usage Note

Miche refers specifically to a large round country-style loaf (pain de campagne), heavier and denser than a baguette. In Quebec French and in informal metropolitan slang it has unrelated colloquial uses, so context matters. At a boulangerie, asking for une miche will always be understood as the bread.

Examples

"Elle a acheté une miche de pain à la boulangerie."

Natural Translation

She bought a round loaf at the bakery.

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