brai
See also: Bräi
French
Etymology
From Provençal brae, from Italian brago (“mud, pitch, tar”).
Noun
brai m (usually uncountable, plural brais)
- pitch (dark, extremely viscous material made by distilling tar)
Further reading
- “brai”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- Bratchet, A. (1873), “brai”, in , Kitchin, G. W., transl., Etymological dictionary of the French language (Clarendon Press Series), 1st edition, London: Oxford/MacMillan and Co.
Anagrams
- abri
Middle English
Verb
brai
- Alternative form of brayen (“to cry”)
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
From Dutch braden.
Verb
brai
- to roast