bruto

Borrowed from Italian brutto, bruto, from Latin brūtus. Doublet of bruut.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbry.toː/

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• Hyphenation: bru‧to
• Rhymes: -ytoː

bruto (not comparable)

1. gross (excluding deductions)

   Antonym: netto

• brutoloon
• brutowinst

bruto

1. gross (excluding deductions)

   Antonym: netto

• → Indonesian: bruto

• IPA^(key): /ˈbruto/

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• Rhymes: -uto
• Hyphenation: bru‧to

bruto (accusative singular bruton, plural brutoj, accusative plural brutojn)

1. head of livestock
2. brute

• brutaro

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bruto, a learned borrowing from Latin brūtus.

bruto (feminine bruta, masculine plural brutos, feminine plural brutas)

1. brutish, ignorant
2. uncouth

bruto m (plural brutos)

1. brute

   Synonym: besta

• IPA^(key): /ˈbru.to/
• Hyphenation: bru‧to

bruto (plural bruti)

1. head of livestock
2. brute, crude person

• brutala
• brutaleso

From Dutch bruto, from Italian brutto, bruto, from Latin brūtus, from Oscan, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us. Compare with Indonesian brutal.

• IPA^(key): [ˈbruto]
• Hyphenation: bru‧to

bruto

1. gross, excluding any deductions; including all associated amounts

   Synonym: kotor, kasar (Standard Malay)

   Antonyms: bersih, neto

• “bruto” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Borrowed from Latin brūtus. Doublet of brutto.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbru.to/^[1]
• Rhymes: -uto
• Hyphenation: brù‧to

bruto (feminine bruta, masculine plural bruti, feminine plural brute)

1. brute

• forza bruta (“brute force”)

bruto m (plural bruti)

1. brute

• turbo, turbo-, turbò

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈbruː.toː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈbruː.t̪o]

brūtō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of brūtus

brūtō n

1. dative/ablative singular of brūtum

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bruto, a learned borrowing from Latin brūtus.

• Rhymes: -utu
• Hyphenation: bru‧to

bruto (feminine bruta, masculine plural brutos, feminine plural brutas, comparable)

1. raw, in the rough (in a natural state; unrefined)

   diamante bruto ― diamond in the rough

   As praias estão cheias de óleo bruto. ― The beaches are full of crude oil.

2. brutish; ignorant (unintelligent, irrational)

   Synonym: ignorante

   Ela tem uma obsessão bruta com o emprego: só faz trabalhar! ― She has this stupid obsession with her job: all she does is work!

3. crude, blunt (impolite)

   Synonyms: mal-educado, grosso, grosseiro

   Ontem quiseram me vender qualquer coisa, mas desistiram quando eu disse um não bruto. ― Yesterday someone wanted to sell me something, but they gave up when I said a blunt no.

4. rough, violent, not gentle
5. harsh, strict (severe in discipline; cruel)

   Synonym: rígido

   Cresci com um pai bruto. ― I grew up with a strict dad.

6. gross (excluding deductions)

   Synonym: ilíquido

   Antonym: líquido

   Isso é o salário bruto de um médico. ― That's a doctor's gross salary.

7. brawny, brute (physically strong, but lacking intelligence)

   força bruta ― brute force

8. wild, feral (of an animal, untamed)
9. (colloquial) cool, badass

   Synonyms: brabo, foda

bruto m (plural brutos, feminine bruta, feminine plural brutas)

1. (derogatory) idiot (someone unintelligent, irrational)

   Seu namorado é mesmo um bruto. Que nem uma porta. ― Your boyfriend really is an idiot. Ignorant.

2. someone who is crude or blunt
3. (derogatory) savage (not living in civilization; barbarian)

   Synonyms: mal-educado, grosso

4. someone who is harsh or strict
5. a gross value (value excluding deductions)
6. a wild or feral animal
   • 1938, Graciliano Ramos, “Fabiano”, in Vidas Seccas [Barren Lives], Rio de Janeiro: Livraria José Olympio Editora, page 25:

     A’s vezes utilizava nas relações com as pessoas a mesma lingua com que se dirigia aos brutos — exclamações, onomatopéas.

     Sometimes he used in his interactions with people the same tongue with which he spoke to wild animals — exclamations, onomatopoeias.

• “bruto”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “bruto”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “bruto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “bruto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

Borrowed from German brutto, from Italian bruto (“brute”), from Latin brūtus (“dull, stupid, insensible”).

bruto

1. gross

From the German brutto.

• IPA^(key): /brúːtɔ/

brȗto

1. gross

• “bruto”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “bruto”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

From the Latin brūtus.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾuto/ [ˈbɾu.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -uto
• Syllabification: bru‧to

bruto (feminine bruta, masculine plural brutos, feminine plural brutas)

1. ignorant, stupid
2. uncouth, clumsy

bruto m (plural brutos, feminine bruta, feminine plural brutas)

1. brute
2. ignorant, stupid person
3. uncouth person

• “bruto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024