brawn
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Middle English brawne, from Old French braon (“slice of meat, fleshy part, buttock”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *brādon, accusative form of *brādo (“roasted meat, ham”), from Proto-Germanic *brēdô (“meat, roast”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhre- (“to burn, heat”), from Proto-Indo-European *bureue- (“to boil, bubble, burn”). Akin to Old High German brāto (“tender meat”) (German Braten (“roast”)), Old English brǣd (“flesh, meat”), Old Norse bráð (“raw meat”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔːn
[edit] Noun
brawn (uncountable)
- Strong muscles or lean flesh, especially of the arm, leg or thumb.
- Physical strength; muscularity.
- (chiefly UK) head cheese; a terrine made from the head of a pig or calf; originally boar's meat.
[edit] Translations
muscles
terrine
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Verb
brawn (third-person singular simple present brawns, present participle brawning, simple past and past participle brawned)
- (transitive) Make fat, especially of a boar.
- (intransitive) Become fat, especially of a boar.
