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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

This brut and a sibling rosé that costs just a dollar more demonstrate why Spain’s cava is my first choice for bargain sparklers.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2023

This brut is a proprietary blend of pinot Meunier, pinot noir and chardonnay.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 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

Then I could have had two bottles of brut, tipped the waiter with the ring and had the whole business off my hands.

From The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million by Henry, O.