brownie

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English

chocolate brownies. mythical brownies.

Etymology

brown + -ie

Pronunciation

Noun

brownie (plural brownies)

  1. a small rich cake, usually made with chocolate, usually brown and square.
  2. (folklore) a mythical creature, a kind of elf that would do people's housework for them.
  3. (paganism) A household spirit or ancestor revered in the modern pagan faith of Heathenry.

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