brando

brando

1. first-person singular present indicative of brandar

From English brandy, a shortened form of brandywine, from Dutch brandewijn (“burnt wine”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrando/

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• Rhymes: -ando
• Hyphenation: bran‧do

brando (accusative singular brandon, plural brandoj, accusative plural brandojn)

1. brandy
2. (alcoholic beverages) spirit

From Old Galician-Portuguese brando, blando, from Latin blandus.

brando (feminine branda, masculine plural brandos, feminine plural brandas)

1. soft
2. weak

• mol

• duro

brando

1. first-person singular present indicative of brandir

• IPA^(key): /ˈbran.do/
• Rhymes: -ando
• Hyphenation: bràn‧do

From Vulgar Latin *brandus, of Germanic origin.

brando m (plural brandi)

1. greatsword
2. (poetic) sword

• brando¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

From French branle.

brando m (plural brandi)

1. branle (ancient French dance)

• brando² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• branda

Borrowed from Frankish *brandō, *brand (“fire, burning, torch”). Attested in early Medieval times.

brandō m (genitive brandōnis); third declension (Early Medieval Latin)^[1][2]

1. firebrand, torch
2. flaming sword, sword

Third-declension noun.

• Catalan: brandó
• Old French: brandon
  • Middle French: brandon
    • French: brandon
      • → Spanish: blandón
  • Walloon: banon

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese brando, blando, from Latin blandus. Cognate with Galician brando, Spanish blando, Catalan bla, Italian blando and Romanian blând.

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃du
• Hyphenation: bran‧do

brando (feminine branda, masculine plural brandos, feminine plural brandas)

1. soft, mild, gentle

   Synonyms: suave, lene

2. bland