bran
see also: Bran
Etymology 1
Bran
Proper noun
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see also: Bran
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 Nounbran
- 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.
- French: son
- German: Kleie
- Italian: crusca, semola
- Portuguese: farelo
- Russian: о́труби
- Spanish: salvado, acemite (archaic), afrecho
From Welsh brân or Cornish bran?
Nounbran (plural brans)
- (ornithology) The European carrion crow.
Bran
Proper noun
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