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brin.

blade (of grass)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/bʁɛ̃/[bɾæ̃]Louisiana
  1. blade (of grass)

    masculine
  2. sprig, twig

    masculine
  3. wisp, strand (of hair, fibre etc.)

    masculine
  4. ounce, bit, hint

    figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

Unknown origin; possibly of Gaulish origin (compare Catalan bri, Spanish brenca (“fiber”), brinza (“blade of grass, filament”)), from Proto-Celtic *brinikā, from *brinos (“filament, fiber”) (compare Breton broenenn, Welsh brwynen), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrugh-no- (“twig”), perhaps related to the root of English brush.

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