brai
See also: Bräi
French edit
Etymology edit
From Provençal brae, from Italian brago (“mud, pitch, tar”).
Noun edit
brai m (usually uncountable, plural brais)
- pitch (dark, extremely viscous material made by distilling tar)
Further reading edit
- “brai”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- Brachet, 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 edit
Middle English edit
Verb edit
brai
- Alternative form of brayen (“to cry”)
Sranan Tongo edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
brai
- to roast