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bruin.

brown

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/brœy̯n/

  1. brown

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch bruun, from Old Dutch *brūn, from Proto-West Germanic *brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz.

noun/brœy̯n/

  1. the color brown

    neuter
    Het bruin van de stam contrasteerde fel met het groen van de bladeren.
Where this word comes from

From the adjective bruin.

noun/brœy̯n/

  1. heroin

    common-gender · no-diminutive · slang · uncountable
    Mijn god, zit ie aan de bruin?
Where this word comes from

From the adjective bruin.

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