brau

See also: brâu and Brau

Catalan

Etymology

Probably from Vulgar Latin *bravus. Compare Italian bravo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈbɾaw]

• Audio (Catalonia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aw

Noun

brau m (plural braus)

1. bull

See also

• toro m

Adjective

brau (feminine brava, masculine plural braus, feminine plural braves)

1. brave, fierce
2. rough, abrupt (sea and coastline)

Derived terms

• bravament
• bravesa
• embravir

Further reading

• “brau” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “brau”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “brau”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Cimbrian

Noun

brau f (plural braun, diminutive bròille)

1. (Mezzaselva) alternative form of vrau

Declension

Declension of brau – 6th declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	de	brau	de	braun
accusative	an	de	brau	de	braun
dative	anara	dar	braun	in	braun

Luxembourgish

Verb

brau

1. second-person singular imperative of brauen

Norn

Alternative forms

• (Orkney) brow

Etymology

From Old Norse brauð, from Proto-Germanic *braudą.

Noun

brau

1. (Shetland) bread

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German brūn, from Proto-West Germanic *brūn. Compare German braun, Dutch bruin, English brown.

Adjective

brau

1. brown