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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.


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.


brut British  
/ bryt, bruːt /

adjective

  1. (of champagne) not sweet; dry

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of brut1

1890–95; < French: raw; see brute 2

Origin of Brut2

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


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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

Emmanuel Macron, three weeks from turning 45, raised a slender crystal Baccarat flute of California brut rosé to President Biden, freshly 80, whose vessel reportedly contained the divine elixir of the teetotaler: ginger ale.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 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

Hood Winery nonvintage Van Horn Estate Vineyard brut cuvée, Columbia Gorge, $52: Hood River native Rich Cushman produces gold medals for a number of Gorge clients.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2021

From this cellier entrance is gained to the cellars beneath, containing a million bottles of vin brut in various stages of development.

From Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines by Henry Vizetelly

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

This name is supposed to have been given out of compliment to Leon, son of Brut Darien, the eighth king of Britain.

From Cathedral Cities of England by George Gilbert

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