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brest

/bɹɛst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables
brest
IPA
/bɹɛst/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A port city in the department of Finistère, and the region of Brittany, France.

name

A city in Belarus, on the border with Poland.

noun

Obsolete spelling of breast.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Breton Brest (via French), from Proto-Celtic *brixs (“hill”), compare Scottish Gaelic bre.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Brest, -, *brixs, Брест

Usage

Inflected Forms

brests (plural)

Phrases

brest-plate

Synonyms

Brest-Litovsk Brest-on-the-Bug

Homonyms

breast

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce brest?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɹɛst/.
What does brest mean?
A port city in the department of Finistère, and the region of Brittany, France.
Where does brest come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce brest

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