bruant

See also: Bruant

French

Alternative forms

• bréant

Etymology

From bruire (“to rustle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁy‿.ɑ̃/

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Noun

bruant m (plural bruants)

1. Any of a large number of passerine birds, roughly equivalent to, but not restricted to, the buntings and sparrows

   Hyponym: ortolan

Derived terms

• bruant ortolan

Further reading

• “bruant” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
• “bruant” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
• “bruant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• turban