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brunet

[ broo-net ]
/ bruˈnɛt /
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adjective
(especially of a male) brunette.
noun
a person, usually a male, with dark hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.
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Origin of brunet

1885–90; <French, equivalent to brunbrown + -et-et

OTHER WORDS FROM brunet

bru·net·ness, noun
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