bruño

See also: bruno, Bruno, bruñó, and brūno

Galician

Etymology 1

Unknown. Compare Medieval Latin brunneus (“brown”) or brunia (“coat of mail, armor plate”), itself derived from Frankish *brunnjā.

Alternative forms

• broo, brumo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾuɲo/ [ˈbɾu.ɲʊ]
• Rhymes: -uɲo

Noun

bruño m (plural bruños)

1. a young European spider crab (Maja squinado)

   Synonym: pateiro

Etymology 2

Noun

bruño m (plural bruños)

1. 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

1. first-person singular present indicative of bruñir