bran

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see also: Bran

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Etymology 1

From Middle English bran, branne, bren, from Old French bren, bran, from Gaulish brennos, from Proto-Celtic *bragnos (compare Welsh braen, Irish bréan, Walloon brin), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreHg- (compare Latin fragrāre, Dutch brak).

Pronunciation

• (RP, America) IPA: /ˈbɹæn/

Noun

bran

1. 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.

Translations

• French: son
• German: Kleie
• Italian: crusca, semola
• Portuguese: farelo
• Russian: о́труби
• Spanish: salvado, acemite (archaic), afrecho

Etymology 2

From Welsh brân or Cornish bran?

Noun

bran (plural brans)

1. (ornithology) The European carrion crow.

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Bran

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Proper noun

1. Surname.

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