brut

[ broot; French bryt ]

adjective

(of wine, especially champagne) very dry.

Origin of brut

1890–95; <French: raw; see brute²

Other definitions for Brut (2 of 2)

Brut

[ broot ]

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.

Origin of Brut

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

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British Dictionary definitions for brut

brut

/ (bruːt, French bryt) /

adjective

(of champagne) not sweet; dry

Origin of brut

C19: from French raw, rough, from Latin brūtus heavy; see brute

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