kouign-amann
French, noun/kwi.ɲa.man/
kouign-amann is spelled K-O-U-I-G-N-A-M-A-N-N (11 letters). Kouign-amann is a French masculine noun meaning “kouign-amann” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Gâteau, spécialité régionale de Douarnenez en Bretagne”.
What does kouign-amann mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinekouign-amann
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gâteau, spécialité régionale de Douarnenez en Bretagne.
noun: 1. Variante orthographique de kouign-amann.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of kouign-amann
- kouign-amanns plural
- kouignoù-amann singular
- kouign-aman
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce kouign-amann?
- /kwi.ɲa.man/
- /kwi.nja.man/
- /ku.ɲa.man/
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.