"brun" meaning in French

See brun in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /bʁœ̃/, /bʁɛ̃/ [France, Northern, Paris], /bʀœ̃˞/ [Quebec] Audio: Fr-brun.ogg , Fr-BE-brun.ogg , Qc-brun.oga Forms: brune [feminine], bruns [masculine, plural], brunes [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -œ̃ Etymology: From Middle French, from Old French brun (“polished, shiny, brown”). Etymology templates: {{root|fr|ine-pro|*bʰerH-|id=brown}}, {{dercat|fr|LL.|frk|gmw-pro|gem-pro}}, {{inh|fr|frm|-}} Middle French, {{inh|fr|fro|brun||polished, shiny, brown}} Old French brun (“polished, shiny, brown”) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} brun (feminine brune, masculine plural bruns, feminine plural brunes)
  1. brown (color/colour) Categories (topical): Browns Derived forms: bière brune, canard brun, chemise brune, lièvre brun, naine brune, sauce brune
    Sense id: en-brun-fr-adj-bMohQ4Du Disambiguation of Browns: 29 32 39

Noun

IPA: /bʁœ̃/, /bʁɛ̃/ [France, Northern, Paris], /bʀœ̃˞/ [Quebec] Audio: Fr-brun.ogg , Fr-BE-brun.ogg , Qc-brun.oga Forms: bruns [plural], brune [feminine]
Rhymes: -œ̃ Etymology: From Middle French, from Old French brun (“polished, shiny, brown”). Etymology templates: {{root|fr|ine-pro|*bʰerH-|id=brown}}, {{dercat|fr|LL.|frk|gmw-pro|gem-pro}}, {{inh|fr|frm|-}} Middle French, {{inh|fr|fro|brun||polished, shiny, brown}} Old French brun (“polished, shiny, brown”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} brun m (plural bruns, feminine brune)
  1. brown (color/colour) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Browns
    Sense id: en-brun-fr-noun-bMohQ4Du Disambiguation of Browns: 29 32 39
  2. brown-haired person Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Browns
    Sense id: en-brun-fr-noun-qZJhFKL9 Disambiguation of Browns: 29 32 39 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "word": "turquoise"
    },
    {
      "word": "bleu canard"
    },
    {
      "word": "azur"
    },
    {
      "word": "bleu ciel"
    },
    {
      "word": "bleu"
    },
    {
      "word": "violet"
    },
    {
      "word": "lilas"
    },
    {
      "word": "indigo"
    },
    {
      "word": "magenta"
    },
    {
      "word": "pourpre"
    },
    {
      "word": "rose"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "brown (color/colour)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "brown",
          "brown"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "brown-haired person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bʁœ̃/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bʁɛ̃/",
      "tags": [
        "France",
        "Northern",
        "Paris"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bʀœ̃˞/",
      "tags": [
        "Quebec"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-brun.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/8b/Fr-brun.ogg/Fr-brun.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Fr-brun.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-BE-brun.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d5/Fr-BE-brun.ogg/Fr-BE-brun.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Fr-BE-brun.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Qc-brun.oga",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/52/Qc-brun.oga/Qc-brun.oga.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Qc-brun.oga"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-œ̃"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "brin (some speakers)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "brun"
}

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