How to say "brownie" in Japanese

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  • nounCovers the dessert: a small, dense chocolate cake cut into squares. Use this when ordering, baking, or talking about food; it is a straightforward loanword and less common than many other dessert terms.
  • nounRefers to the Brownie, a historic line of simple cameras. It is essentially a product name, not an everyday word, so it only fits when discussing that specific camera.
  • 小妖精しょうようせい
    nounCovers the fairy-tale sense: a small elf, pixy, or sprite, including the folklore household spirit called a brownie. It is a literary, less common word; for the dessert or camera, other words are needed.

For the baked chocolate treat, 「ブラウニー」 is the usual borrowing; 「ブローニー」 refers to a classic Kodak camera; 小妖精 is a literary term for fairy-like creatures such as the folkloric household elf.

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