bruine beer

Dutch

Ursus arctos

Etymology

Literally, “brown bear”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brœy̯.nə ˈbeːr/

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Noun

bruine beer m (plural bruine beren, diminutive bruin beertje n)

1. brown bear, Ursus arctos

   Hyponyms: grizzlybeer, kodiakbeer

2. (Netherlands, idiomatic, slang) dump, defecation, donation

Further reading

• bruine beer on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl