brownie

Definition

A small square piece of rich cake, usually made with chocolate.

Etymology

From brown + -ie (diminutive suffix). In folkloric sense, originally Scots. For sense 7, compare with Dutch kabouter (“a very young female member of the scout movement”) (literally "gnome").

Example Sentences

• "Order for the brownie was placed but it took half an hour to prepare it."
• "[…]if she ever found out she was dying, she'd just eat brownies all day and night until the very end."
• "Rona served Althea coffee with yellow milk curdling in the center, and a hunk of brownie, and Althea said, “Thanks so much.”"