brut

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /bruːt/, French: /bryt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bro̅o̅t; Fr. bryt)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
brut  (bro̅o̅t; Fr. bryt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Wine(of wine, esp. champagne) very dry.
  • French: raw; see brute2
  • 1890–95

Brut  (bro̅o̅t),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mythologyany of a number of partly legendary, partly historical chronicles dealing with early English history, written during the Middle Ages and usually beginning with Brutus, the mythic and eponymous ancestor of the country.
  • Medieval Latin Brūtus
  • Old French
  • Middle English 1300–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
brut / bruːt bryt/
  1. (of champagne) not sweet; dry
Etymology: 19th Century: from French raw, rough, from Latin brūtus heavy; see brute
'brut' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Layamon - Wace - bride - brood - brute - brutish - eponym

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