brown betty

brown bet·ty

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [broun bet-ee]
- /braʊn ˈbɛt i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [broun bet-ee]
- /braʊn ˈbɛt i/

Definitions of brown betty words

noun brown betty a baked apple pudding made with butter, spices, sugar, and bread crumbs 3
noun brown betty a baked dessert made of apples or other fruit, bread crumbs, sugar, butter, spice, etc. 1
noun brown betty A simple American baked pudding made with layers of sweetened and spiced fruit (usually apple) and buttered breadcrumbs. 0
noun brown betty A Brown Betty teapot. 0

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Origin of brown betty

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1860-65

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Parts of speech for Brown betty

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Brown betty

brown betty popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

brown betty usage trend in Literature

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