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brunette

/bɹuːˈnet/broo-NET
/bɹuˈnɛt/broo-NET

Meaningbrown

Common meaning: woman or girl with dark brown hair

Journey through time

  1. Middle High Germanbrūn‘brown’source
  2. Frenchbrun‘brown’source
  3. Englishbrunette‘woman or girl with dark brown hair’ · 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.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Middle High German brūn ‘brown’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry BRUNETTE, p. 80 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • brūn Middle High German “brown”

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