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brown·ie
(brou′nē)n.
1. Brownie A member of the Girl Scouts from six through eight years of age.
2. A bar of moist, usually chocolate cake, often with nuts.
3. A small sprite thought to do helpful work at night.
4. A brown trout.
[Sense 3, from the notion of the sprite as a tiny brown man.]
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brownie
(ˈbraʊnɪ)n
1. (European Myth & Legend) (in folklore) an elf said to do helpful work at night, esp household chores
2. (Cookery) a small square dense chocolate cake
3. (Cookery) history Austral a bread made with currants
[C16: diminutive of brown (that is, a small brown man)]
Brownie
(ˈbraʊnɪ)n
1. another name for Brownie Guide
2. (Photography) trademark (formerly) a popular make of simple box camera
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brown•ie
(ˈbraʊ ni)n.
1. a good-natured elf who secretly helps at night with household chores.
2. a square piece of dense, chewy cake, usu. chocolate with nuts.
3. (sometimes cap.) a member of the division of the Girl Scouts or the Girl Guides for girls 6–8 years old.
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Noun | 1. | Brownie - a junior Girl Scout Girl Scout - a girl who is a member of the Girl Scouts |
2. | brownie - (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous folklore - the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture leprechaun - a mischievous elf in Irish folklore sandman - an elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy | |
3. | brownie - square or bar of very rich chocolate cake usually with nuts |
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Translations
فَتاةٌ مُرْشِدَةٌ في الكَشّافَهكَعْكَةُ شوكولاطَه وَجوز حُلْوَه
oříškové sušenkysvětluška
Blåmejsechokoladekagepigespejder
sudarisudenpentu
csokikis leánycserkész
ljósálfur, kvenskátisúkkulaîikaka meî hnetum
jaunesnioji skautėšokoladinis pyragaitis
guntiņašokolādes kūka ar riekstiem
čokoládový koláč s orieškamivčielka
fındıklı ve çikolatalı kekkız izci
brownie
[ˈbraʊnɪ] N1. (= fairy) → duende m
2. (also Brownie Guide) → niña f exploradora
to earn or win Brownie points (hum) → apuntarse tantos a favor, hacer méritos
to earn or win Brownie points (hum) → apuntarse tantos a favor, hacer méritos
3. (US) (= cookie) → pastelillo m de chocolate y nueces
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Brownie
[ˈbraʊni] n (= junior guide) → jeannette f éclaireuse (cadette)the Brownies → les jeannettes
brownie
[ˈbraʊni] n (= cake) → brownie mbrownie point n → bon point mto score brownie points → se faire bien voir
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
brownie
n
(= chocolate cake) kleiner Schokoladenkuchen
(= fairy) → Heinzelmännchen nt
Brownie (in Guide Movement) → Wichtel m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
brownie
(ˈbrauni) noun1. (with capital. short for Brownie Guide) a junior Girl Guide.
2. (American) a sweet chocolate and nut cake.
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