Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brau

/bɹˈaʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
brau
IPA
/bɹˈaʊ/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Two possible origins: * Borrowed from South German Bräu, an occupational surname from a shortened form of an agent noun denoting a brewer; * Borrowed from Catalan and southern French Brau, a nickname from Catalan brau (“brave, fierce”) or Occitan brau (“wild”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Bräu, -, Brau

Inflected Forms

Braus (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce brau?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɹˈaʊ/.
What does brau mean?
A surname.
Where does brau come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce brau

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