"broon" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /bɹuːn/ [Geordie] Forms: more broon [comparative], most broon [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːn Etymology: Conserved from Middle English broun, from Old English brūn as opposed to the Standard English pronunciation. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|broun}} Middle English broun, {{inh|en|ang|brūn}} Old English brūn Head templates: {{en-adj}} broon (comparative more broon, superlative most broon)
  1. (Tyneside, Scotland) Of the colour brown. Tags: Scotland, Tyneside Categories (topical): Colors Related terms: Broon [Geordie], Broonale [Geordie], brown ale
    Sense id: en-broon-en-adj-ggknrtSy Disambiguation of Colors: 51 49 Categories (other): Geordie English, Scottish English

Noun

IPA: /bɹuːn/ [Geordie] Forms: broons [plural]
Rhymes: -uːn Etymology: Conserved from Middle English broun, from Old English brūn as opposed to the Standard English pronunciation. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|broun}} Middle English broun, {{inh|en|ang|brūn}} Old English brūn Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} broon (countable and uncountable, plural broons)
  1. (Tyneside, Scotland) The colour brown. Tags: Scotland, Tyneside, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Colors
    Sense id: en-broon-en-noun-dxOkXINl Disambiguation of Colors: 51 49 Categories (other): Geordie English, Scottish English

Inflected forms

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