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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

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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

In these subterranean galleries we frequently come upon parties of workmen engaged in transforming the perfected vin brut into champagne.

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

Made from equal parts Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, the Brut Reserve is creamy and lush yet fresh, with bright notes of citrus and orange peel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025

Bricoleur Vineyards’ Brut & Caviar Celebration Set will delight your favorite bougie friend.

From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2024

It will be streamed live on Brut internationally and air on France 2 within France.

From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2024

He can still smell the Stetson and Brut cologne.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2023

It is clear from Cic Brut 236 'genus ... acuminis ... quod erat in reprehendendis uerbis uersutum et sollers' that the Romans regarded the two adjectives as having much the same force.

From The Last Poems of Ovid by Akrigg, Mark Bear