Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brose

/bɹˈoʊz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: brose
IPA: /bɹˈoʊz/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Oatmeal mixed with boiling water or milk.

Uncountable

name

A diminutive of the male given name Ambrose.

Example Sentences

"I had not far to seek for him: he stood waiting in the passage, for the cooling of his brose."
"Take poor Brose, who was actually christened Ambrose. A thing like that could simply warp a person's life, if he wasn't a good enough fighter to make the other kids start calling him by some nickname at an early age."

Etymology

From the Doric dialect of North East Scotland, from earlier browes, from Old French broez, nominative of broet (“stew, soup made from meat broth”) (French brouet) diminutive of breu, from Medieval Latin brodium, from Proto-Germanic *bruþą (“broth”). See broth.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: broez, brodium, *bruþą

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

broses (plural)

Derived Forms

brosy brosey

Phrases

Athole brose brosy-faced

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce brose?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɹˈoʊz/.
What does brose mean?: Oatmeal mixed with boiling water or milk.
Where does brose come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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