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bran

/bˈɹæn/BRAN
/bˈɹæn/BRAN

Meaningbran, husk

Common meaning: husks of grain

Journey through time

  1. Welshbran‘bran, husk’source
  2. Middle Englishbransource
  3. Englishbran‘husks of grain’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Welsh bran ‘bran, husk’.

Roots

  • bran Welsh “bran, husk”

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