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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brownie

/ˈbɹaʊni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
brown-ie
IPA
/ˈbɹaʊni/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small square piece of rich cake, usually made with chocolate.

Countable

noun

A sweet bread with brown sugar and currants.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; Uncountable

noun

A mythical creature, a helpful elf who would secretly do people's housework for them.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A copper coin, brown in colour; a penny, halfpenny, or cent.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A household spirit or revered ancestor.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the Eurasian genus Miletus.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A brown trout (Salmo trutta).

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

noun

A widow rockfish (Sebastes entomelas), a fish in the family Sebastidae.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From brown + -ie (diminutive suffix). In folkloric sense, originally Scots. For sense 7, compare with Dutch kabouter (“a very young female member of the scout movement”) (literally "gnome").

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈbɹaʊni/
  • British English: /ˈbɹaʊni/

Usage

Inflected Forms

brownies (plural)

Derived Forms

brookie

Phrases

Alice B. Toklas brownie brownie point county brownie funny brownie hash brownie pot brownie weed brownie

Frequently Paired Words

greenie

Synonyms

chocolate brownie Rosebud elf hob gremlin pixie pixy imp

Rhymes With

downey downy downie clowney townie loughney hash brownie frowny clowny gownie

Questions

How do you pronounce brownie?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹaʊni/.
What does brownie mean?
A small square piece of rich cake, usually made with chocolate.
Where does brownie come from?
From brown + -ie (diminutive suffix). In folkloric sense, originally Scots. For sense 7, compare with Dutch kabouter (“a very young female member of the scout movement”) (literally "gnome").

How to pronounce brownie

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