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• brut
  brut

  adjective

  (of wine, especially champagne) very dry.
• Brut
  Brut

  noun

  any of a number of partly legendary, partly historical chronicles dealing with early English history, written during the Middle Ages and usually beginning with Brutus, the mythic and eponymous ancestor of the country.

brut

¹ American  

[broot, bryt] / brut, brüt /

adjective

1. (of wine, especially champagne) very dry.

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Brut ² American  

[broot] / brut /

noun

1. any of a number of partly legendary, partly historical chronicles dealing with early English history, written during the Middle Ages and usually beginning with Brutus, the mythic and eponymous ancestor of the country.

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brut British  

/ bryt, bruːt /

adjective

1. (of champagne) not sweet; dry

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Etymology

Origin of brut¹

1890–95; < French: raw; see brute ²

Origin of Brut²

1300–50; Middle English < Old French < Medieval Latin Brūtus

Example Sentences

Still reeling after August wildfires ravaged his hometown of Lahaina, he doesn’t want to serve tourists, pouring brut champagne or topping their mai tais with honey-liliko’i foam.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2023

Emmanuel Macron, three weeks from turning 45, raised a slender crystal Baccarat flute of California brut rosé to President Biden, freshly 80, whose vessel reportedly contained the divine elixir of the teetotaler: ginger ale.

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2022

Invitation is the entry-level brut, 40 percent pinot meunier, 40 percent pinot noir and 20 percent chardonnay.

From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2021

Hood Winery nonvintage Van Horn Estate Vineyard brut cuvée, Columbia Gorge, $52: Hood River native Rich Cushman produces gold medals for a number of Gorge clients.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2021

In these cellars there are nearly 11,000 racks in which the bottles of vin brut rest sur pointe, as many as 600,000 bottles being commonly twisted daily.

From Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines by Vizetelly, Henry