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brownie
(braʊni)
Word forms: plural brownieslanguage note: The spelling Brownie is also used for meaning [sense 2].
1. countable noun [oft noun NOUN]
Brownies are small flat biscuits or cakes. They are usually chocolate flavoured and have nuts in them.
...chocolate brownies.
...a tray of brownies.
2. proper noun [with singular or plural verb]
The Brownies is a junior version of the Girl Guides in Britain for girls between the ages of seven and ten, or of the Girl Scouts in the United States for girls between the ages of six and eight.
A Brownie is a girl who is a member of the Brownies.
brownie in British English
(ˈbraʊnɪ)
noun
1.
(in folklore) an elf said to do helpful work at night, esp household chores
2.
a small square dense chocolate cake
3. Australian history
a bread made with currants
Word origin
C16: diminutive of brown (that is, a small brown man)Brownie in British English
(ˈbraʊnɪ)
noun
1. another name for Brownie Guide
2. trademark
(formerly) a popular make of simple box camera
brownie in American English
(ˈbraʊni)
noun
1. Folklore
a small brown elf or goblin that does helpful tasks for people at night
2. [B-]
a member of the division of the Girl Scouts for girls six to eight years of age
: in full Brownie Girl Scout3. US
a small bar or square of a kind of flat, dense, rich chocolate cake often containing nuts
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In other languagesbrownie
British English: brownie NOUN
Brownies are small flat chocolate cakes.
...a tray of brownies.
- American English: brownie
- Brazilian Portuguese: tipo de bolo de chocolate com amêndoas
- Chinese: 布朗尼
- European Spanish: brownie
- French: brownie
- German: kleiner Schokoladenkuchen
- Italian: biscotto al cioccolato e alle nocciole
- Japanese: ブラウニー
- Korean: 브라우니
- European Portuguese: tipo de bolo de chocolate com amêndoas
- Latin American Spanish: brownie
Chinese translation of 'Brownie'
Brownie
(ˈbraunɪ)
n (c)
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幼年女童军(軍)队(隊)员(員)
(yòunián nǚtóngjūn duìyuán) (名, míng)
Brownies 是英国的 Girlguiding UK 和美国的 Girl Scouts 组织的少年部，7到10岁的英国女孩和6到8岁的美国女孩可自愿加入。Brownies 的成员要学习一些实际的东西：独立、帮助别人、保护环境和了解其他文化。大家以赢得被称作 badges 的各项特别兴趣奖为荣，奖项包括：运动、园艺、烹饪、户外技巧、世界大事、阅读等。
Derived Forms
Brownies n pl : the Brownies幼年女童军(軍)(yòunián nǚtóngjūn)
SeeBrownie Guide