BROWNIE | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of brownie in English brownienoun [ C ] uk /ˈbraʊ.ni/ us /ˈbraʊ.ni/

brownie noun [C] (CAKE)

Add to word list Add to word list a small, square chocolate cake that is soft in the middle, often with pieces of chocolate or nuts in it: I made a batch of brownies. Would you like a brownie with your coffee?   Floortje/E+/GettyImages

• The brownies were wonderfully moist and chocolatey.
• He often baked brownies for his friends.
• They sell sensational fudge brownies.
• I always use my mother's brownie recipe.

Cakes

• angel food cake
• angelica
• apple fritter
• bake sale
• baked goods
• cruffin
• cruller
• cupcake
• devil's food cake
• donut
• loaf cake
• macaron
• macaroon
• Madeira cake
• madeleine
• shortcake
• simnel cake
• sponge cake
• sponge finger
• sticky bun

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brownie noun [C] (MAGICAL CREATURE)

(also Brownie) a small imaginary creature in old stories, said to be helpful to humans: In this ancient woodland brownies, elves, and fairies were often seen. She felt grateful to those Brownie folk who had planted the stepping-stones in the river.

• The Brownies inhabit houses and willingly perform whatever tasks are asked of them.
• The movie tries to appeal to older kids and adults who would be unlikely to go to a movie full of childish fairies and brownies.

Mythological & legendary characters

• Abominable Snowman
• Anancy
• Andromeda
• Ares
• basilisk
• genie
• gnome
• hellhound
• Hera
• Hermes
• Janus
• jinn
• siren
• sprite
• unicorn
• vamp
• vampirism
• Venus
• Vesta
• Victoria

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Idiom

earn/get/score/win brownie points Brownienoun uk /ˈbraʊ.ni/ us /ˈbraʊ.ni/ (also Brownie Guide)  Brownies [ U ] the section of the Guides (the Girl Scouts in the US), an international organization for young women, that is for girls aged between around seven and ten (or between around seven and nine in the US) : My sister was in the Brownies. a meeting of Brownies: Dad will pick you up from Brownies tonight. See more [ C ] a girl who is a member of the Brownies organization: My little sister wants to be a Brownie. The Brownies wear a special uniform. a Brownie pack Named organizations & societies & their members

• AFC
• AMA
• beaver
• Beavers phrase
• BMA
• CND
• mafia
• mason
• Masonic
• masonry
• MLB
• MLS
• OPEC
• Oxfam
• ranger
• scout
• the IOC
• the Ordnance Survey
• the Red Crescent
• the Red Cross

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brownie | American Dictionary

brownienoun [ C ] us /ˈbrɑʊ·ni/ Add to word list Add to word list a small, square, chocolate cake, often containing nuts Brownienoun [ C ] us /ˈbrɑʊ·ni/ a member of the Brownies (Definition of brownie from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of brownie

brownie Cakes are de®nitely toothpickers, but brownies aren't. From the Cambridge English Corpus This increased impact will then feed back to you when your articles are assessed in terms of "brownie points". From the Cambridge English Corpus In the target culture, no brownie points means no action if other priorities dictated from the centre have to be met. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They treat the matter as a political football, simply to gain brownie points in some quarters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the scouts, the brownies and the cubs, and even probably the woodcraft folk, one starts accumulating the results of little proficiency tests. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, they do not want to lose any brownie points over the next 12 years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is much more important than winning brownie points. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I also congratulate all those people who are involved in youth organisations, such as the scouts, the brownies, the sea scouts and the venture scouts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead, there is constant unnecessary doom and gloom simply to score a few brownie points in the local government elections. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no mileage and no brownie points for brewers, landlords or tenants in creating social problems. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It boasted a thriving pack of brownies and guides, cookery, judo, badminton and dancing evening classes and a pre-school playgroup for 24 children. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I know that there are few political brownie points to be won by expressing concerns about our prisoners and prisons, especially in the juvenile sector. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My hope is that it has been an opportunity for rational discussion rather than an exercise in merely winning political brownie points. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many such pupils always felt that only the pure academics in the class received all the stars, the brownie points and the encouragement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That research was all good green stuff, and scored lots of brownie points for the bank's environmental credentials. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of brownie These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of brownie, Brownie?

Translations of brownie

in Chinese (Traditional) （果仁）巧克力蛋糕, 女童子軍（由七至十歲的女孩組成）… See more in Chinese (Simplified) （果仁）巧克力蛋糕, 女童子军（由7至10岁的女孩组成）… See more in Spanish bizcocho de chocolate y nueces, brownie, bizcocho de chocolate [masculine]… See more in Portuguese brownie (bolo de chocolate), bolo de chocolate com gotas [masculine]… See more in Japanese in Turkish in French in Dutch in Arabic in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Korean in Ukrainian in Italian in Russian チョコレートブラウニー, ブラウニー… See more çikolata ve fındıktan yapılan küçük kek, kız izci, fındıklı ve çikolatalı kek… See more brownie [masculine], jeannette, brownie… See more padvindster, chocoladecake… See more حلوى البراوني… See more světluška, oříškové sušenky… See more Blåmejse, pigespejder, (lille) chokoladekage… See more pramuka putri, kue coklat… See more เนตรนารี, เค้กทำจากช็อกโกแลตและถั่ว… See more hội viên hội hướng đạo sinh, bánh sôcôla hạnh nhân… See more murzynek, zuchenka, (rodzaj ciastka)… See more miniorscout, kaka med choklad och nötter… See more tunas puteri, kek coklat dan kacang… See more die Pfadfinderin, der Nuss-Schokoladenkuchen… See more sjokoladekakestykke [neuter], små(jente)speider, meise… See more 브라우니… See more дівчинка-скаут молодшого віку, шоколадне тістечко з горіхами… See more brownie (dolcetto al cioccolato), giovane guida, (torta di cioccolato con nocciole)… See more шоколадное пирожное с орехами… See more Need a translator?

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