bree

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.4 Anagrams 2 Scots 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 3 Spanish 3.1 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɹiː/, SAMPA: /bri:/

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English brǣw, brēaw, from Proto-Germanic *brǣw-. Cognate with Dutch (wenk)braauw, German Braue. Apparently not related to brow.

[edit] Noun

bree (plural brees)

1. (obsolete) The eyelid.
2. (obsolete) The eyebrow.

[edit] Etymology 2

Origin uncertain.

[edit] Noun

bree (plural brees)

1. (obsolete except Scottish) Broth.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: beer
• bere

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[edit] Scots

[edit] Etymology

Perhaps from Scottish Gaelic.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /bri/, SAMPA: /bri/

[edit] Noun

bree (plural brees)

1. broth, liquor

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Verb

bree (infinitive: brear)

1. first-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of brear.
2. formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of brear.
3. third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of brear.