bruño
Galician
Etymology 1
Unknown. Compare Medieval Latin brunneus (“brown”) or brunia (“coat of mail, armor plate”), itself derived from Frankish *brunnjā.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɾuɲo/ [ˈbɾu.ɲʊ]
- Rhymes: -uɲo
Noun
bruño m (plural bruños)
- a young European spider crab (Maja squinado)
- Synonym: pateiro
Etymology 2
Noun
bruño m (plural bruños)
- alternative form of abruño
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bruño”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “bruño”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bruño”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Spanish
Verb
bruño
- first-person singular present indicative of bruñir