This is the 1412th most frequent French word.
brussels
The French word for "Brussels" is *Bruxelles*, which refers to the capital city of Belgium.
The word 'Bruxelles' here refers to the city of Brussels, the capital of Belgium, presented as a proper noun denoting a place.
Bruxelles est la capitale de la Belgique.
Brussels is the capital of Belgium.
The term 'choux de Bruxelles' combines 'Bruxelles' with 'choux', referring to the vegetable Brussels sprouts in a culinary context.
Ils mangent les choux de Bruxelles au dîner.
They are eating Brussels sprouts at dinner.
In this sentence, 'Bruxelles' represents the city as a location of governmental or administrative actions, acting as a metonym for European institutions often located there.