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bran

/ˈbɹæn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.30 in modern English

Syllables
bran
IPA
/ˈbɹæn/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To clean (metal) using a branner.

Transitive verb

noun

The European carrion crow.

name

A surname.

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”)).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: bran, bren, brennos, *bragnos, *bʰreHg-

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈbɹæn/
  • British English: /ˈbɹæn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

brans (plural) brans (present, singular) branning (participle, present) branned (participle, past) branned (past)

Derived Forms

branflake branlike branmeal branny debran

Phrases

bolt to the bran bran-new bran pie bran tub raisin bran

Rhymes With

an can than man one-man plan began san fan japan ran van

Questions

How do you pronounce bran?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹæn/.
What does bran mean?
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.
Where does bran come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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