brulé

¹

or bru·lée

[ broo-ley, broo-lee; French bry-ley ]

noun

, plural bru·lés [broo-, leyz, broo, -leez, b, r, y, -, ley].

1. (in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
2. Canadian. land covered with rocks or scrub growth.

Brulé

²

[ broo-ley ]

noun

, plural Bru·lés, (especially collectively) Bru·lé.

1. a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Teton branch of the Dakota.

Brule

/ bruːˈleɪ /

noun

1. See bois-brûlé
   sometimes not capital short for bois-brûlé

Word History and Origins

Origin of brulé¹

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; from French: literally, “burnt,” past participle of brûler; broil ¹

Example Sentences

Van den Brule says Luci is an opportunity to build a brighter future for Haiti: a way of using the sun to break the poverty cycle.

From The Daily Beast

“We deliberately chose a woman's name, as it incarnates empathy and a deliberately feminine aesthetic,” Van den Brule told me.

From The Daily Beast

It was in 2012, in post-earthquake Haiti, and Van den Brule, having worked in there for years, was brainstorming.

From The Daily Beast

Van den Brule is not a rock star like Bono or Baez, nor is she famous, but she had a dream.

From The Daily Beast

Brule Marston met her about the same time, and then the mischief started.

From Project Gutenberg

Brule's approach was heralded by the arrival of a single canoe paddled by Indians who told that a white man was on his way.

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"S'pose old Fox cud nibble round the brule," continued Yankee, nodding his head toward his sorrel horse.

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La nuit il faisoit un froid insuportable, et le jour on etoit brule des ardeurs du Soleil.

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Just then a piece of white, newly-tanned deerskin was hoisted up in the center of the bois brule encampment.

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