Plural of brie; multiple wheels or portions of brie cheese, a soft French cheese with a white rind.
From Brie, a region in France where the cheese originated in the 12th century. The word migrated directly from place name to cheese product name.
Brie cheese became democratized in the 20th century—once exclusively served to French royalty, it's now a supermarket staple because refrigeration made shipping it worldwide possible.
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