Meaning & use
bries
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“bries” is a form of “brie”.
Meaning
nouncountable
More than one type or whole round of brie, a soft creamy cheese from France.
Grammar: Use 'bries' only when counting kinds or whole wheels; for an amount, use 'brie' with 'some' or 'a piece of'.
Patterns
- a selection of bries
- two bries
- French bries
The cheese shop sells several bries, including a smoked one.
We bought two small bries for the party.
She compared the bries from different regions of France.
Word forms
| singular | brie |
|---|
Common combinations
- a wheel of brie
- He cut a thick slice from the wheel of brie.
- brie and crackers
- They served brie and crackers before dinner.
- soft-ripened brie
- This soft-ripened brie has a white rind.
- baked brie
- Baked brie with honey is a popular appetizer.
Synonyms and how they differ
- camembert
- A similar soft French cheese, but usually a little stronger in flavor; the two are often confused.
Word family
- brie noun
- The singular, uncountable name of the cheese.
Commonly confused: bries or brier?
bries vs brier
A brier is a thorny bush, while brie is a cheese. They sound similar but are completely unrelated.
Practice
Which sentence uses the plural form correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Bries' works when you mean several types or wheels of the cheese, so 'three different bries' is correct. Options An and C use 'a bries' for a single portion, where English normally says 'some brie' or 'a piece of brie'. Option D treats it as many separate items on one cracker, which is unnatural.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “bries”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.