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bran en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbɹæn/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English bran, branne, bren, from Old French bren, bran (“bran, filth”), from Gaulish brennos (“rotten”), from Proto-Celtic *bragnos (“rotten, foul”) (compare Welsh braen (“stench”), Irish bréan (“rancid”), Walloon brin (“excrement”)), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreHg- (compare Latin fragrāre (“to smell strongly”), Dutch brak (“hound”)).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.

Forms

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brans Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

bran pie · raisin bran · branmeal · bran-new · branflake · branlike · bran tub · branny · bolt to the bran · debran

Translations (90)

km កន្ទក់ (outside layer of a grain) · mn хивэг (outside layer of a grain) · el πίτουρο (outside layer of a grain) · he סובים (outside layer of a grain) · su huut (outside layer of a grain) · ca segó (outside layer of a grain) · hu korpa (outside layer of a grain) · tl darak (outside layer of a grain) · az kəpək (outside layer of a grain) · cmn 麩 /麸 (outside layer of a grain) · be вы́сеўкі (outside layer of a grain) · ary نخّالة (outside layer of a grain) · it semola (outside layer of a grain) · bg три́ци (outside layer of a grain) · wa grus (outside layer of a grain) · be во́труб'е (outside layer of a grain) · uk ви́сівки (outside layer of a grain) · th รำ (outside layer of a grain) · es afrecho (outside layer of a grain) · sh мекиње (outside layer of a grain) · pl otręby (outside layer of a grain) · la acus (outside layer of a grain) · mn шигшдэс (outside layer of a grain) · ga bran (outside layer of a grain) · mi kiripata (outside layer of a grain) · tr kepek (outside layer of a grain) · sh mekinje (outside layer of a grain) · pt farelo (outside layer of a grain) · la canicae (outside layer of a grain) · fi lese (outside layer of a grain) · sk otruby (outside layer of a grain) · pdt Kjlie (outside layer of a grain) · mk три́ци (outside layer of a grain) · cmn 麩皮 /麸皮 (outside layer of a grain) · hi चोकर (outside layer of a grain) · sv kli (outside layer of a grain) · crh kebek (outside layer of a grain) · eo brano (outside layer of a grain) · es acemite (outside layer of a grain) · ro tărâțe (outside layer of a grain) · fr son (outside layer of a grain) · grc πίτυρα (outside layer of a grain) · bho चोकर (outside layer of a grain) · ja(outside layer of a grain) · ckb سۆس (outside layer of a grain) · gl muíña (outside layer of a grain) · eu zahi (outside layer of a grain) · cs otruby (outside layer of a grain) · es salvado (outside layer of a grain) · ckb کەپەک (outside layer of a grain) · ko 기울 (outside layer of a grain) · ug توپان (outside layer of a grain) · ta தவிடு (outside layer of a grain) · ca bren (outside layer of a grain) · ja(outside layer of a grain) · mi pāpapa (outside layer of a grain) · lb Krësch (outside layer of a grain) · ru о́труби (outside layer of a grain) · nl zemel (outside layer of a grain) · gl farelo (outside layer of a grain) · ml തവിട് (outside layer of a grain) · ar نُخَالَة (outside layer of a grain) · da klid (outside layer of a grain) · vi cám (outside layer of a grain) · wa laton (outside layer of a grain) · ka ქატო (outside layer of a grain) · kn ತವುಡು (outside layer of a grain) · wa latons (outside layer of a grain) · de Kleie (outside layer of a grain) · cy eisin (outside layer of a grain) · ug كىپەك (outside layer of a grain) · gl relón (outside layer of a grain) · shi ⵉⵍⴰⵎⵎⵏ (outside layer of a grain) · bcl ata (outside layer of a grain) · fa سبوس (outside layer of a grain) · sq hime (outside layer of a grain) · te తవుడు (outside layer of a grain) · sl otrobi (outside layer of a grain) · sdh کەڵپ (outside layer of a grain) · hy թեփ (outside layer of a grain) · cmn(outside layer of a grain) · mn хэвэг (outside layer of a grain) · id dedak (outside layer of a grain) · la āplūda (outside layer of a grain) · ko(outside layer of a grain) · ca esquellat (outside layer of a grain) · sdh کەڵپەک (outside layer of a grain) · ru вы́севки (outside layer of a grain) · kmr sivî (outside layer of a grain) · it crusca (outside layer of a grain)

bran en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbɹæn/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English bran, branne, bren, from Old French bren, bran (“bran, filth”), from Gaulish brennos (“rotten”), from Proto-Celtic *bragnos (“rotten, foul”) (compare Welsh braen (“stench”), Irish bréan (“rancid”), Walloon brin (“excrement”)), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreHg- (compare Latin fragrāre (“to smell strongly”), Dutch brak (“hound”)).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To clean (metal) using a branner.

Forms

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branning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
branned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
branned Tense=Past lexicographic
brans Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

bran en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From a Celtic source; compare Welsh brân and Cornish bran.

Meanings

  1. The European carrion crow.

Forms

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brans Number=Plur lexicographic