brubru
/ˈbɹubɹu/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Also more fully as brubru shrike: a bird in the bushshrike family found in sub-Saharan Africa (Nilaus afer).
Example Sentences
- "L[anius] Capensis, Shaw. le Brubru, Le Vaill.; Brubru Shrike. […] Native of the Cape of Good Hope. From its peculiar note brubru, it derives its trivial name."
- "It was in the trees south of Timbuktu that I saw most of the Brubrus, […]"
- "A pair of adult brubrus taken at Moroto, Uganda, 3,500 feet, on May 15, are referrable to the nominate race, although they are not wholly typical of it."
- "I distinguished the rasping whistles of bru-brus, the clarion choruses of red and yellow barbets, the feverish chattering of superb starlings and the harsh squawks of white-headed buffalo weavers."
- "This bird of dry scrub could be confused with a variety of other similar-looking species, including the tchagras[…], but the Brubru is short-tailed and very white in the face and breast. […] The song is a distinctive rolling trill, "prrrrrrrp-prrrrrrrrp", not dissimilar to an old telephone ringing, which is far-carrying."
- "They also saw some tasty representatives of the local avian wildlife in the form of bru-brus, crombecs, tawny eagles and marico flycatchers."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: brubru
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbɹubɹu/
- British English: /ˈbɹuːbɹuː/