bruno

See also: Bruno, bruño, bruñó, brūno, and brůno

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbruno/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uno
• Syllabification: bru‧no

Noun

bruno (accusative singular brunon, plural brunoj, accusative plural brunojn)

1. brown

See also

Colors in Esperanto · koloroj (layout · text)

blanka	griza	nigra
ruĝa; karmezina	oranĝokolora; oranĝkolora; oranĝo; bruna	flava; kremkolora
limekolora	verda
cejanblua; turkisa	lazura	blua
violkolora; viola; indiga	magenta; purpura	rozokolora

Further reading

• “bruno”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin brūnus "brown, brunet" (whence also Spanish bruno, French brun, Dalmatian broin), from Frankish *brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz (“brown”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“shining, brown”).

Akin to Old Dutch brūn "brown" (Dutch bruin "brown"), Old High German brūn "brown" (German braun "brown"), Old English brūn "brown". More at brown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbru.no/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uno
• Hyphenation: brù‧no

Adjective

bruno (feminine bruna, masculine plural bruni, feminine plural brune)

1. dark gray, almost black
2. (dark) brown
3. (heraldry) brunatre

Derived terms

• orso bruno

	metalli		colori				colori secondari
smalto	oro	argento	rosso	azzurro	nero	verde	porpora	tanné	aranciato	sanguigno
	pellicce									uncommon tinctures:
	armellino, ermellino				contrarmellino	vaio	controvaio	vaio potenziato	controvaio potenziato	campo di cielo, bruno, di carnagione, cenerino (ferro, piombo, acciaio), rame/bronzo, morato

Noun

bruno m (plural bruni, feminine bruna)

1. a dark-haired person

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Frankish *brūn (“brown, dark, shiny”), possibly through an Italian intermediate.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾũ.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾũ.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾu.no/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾu.nu/

Adjective

bruno (feminine bruna, masculine plural brunos, feminine plural brunas)

1. (dark) brown

Noun

bruno m (plural brunos, feminine bruna, feminine plural brunas)

1. a dark-haired male or female
2. a dark man or a brunette

Etymology 2

Verb

bruno

1. first-person singular present indicative of brunir

Further reading

• “bruno”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “bruno”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From French brun

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾuno/ [ˈbɾu.no]
• Rhymes: -uno
• Syllabification: bru‧no

Adjective

bruno (feminine bruna, masculine plural brunos, feminine plural brunas)

1. (rare) dark brown; black

Further reading

• “bruno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025