How to pronounce brume
American English pronunciation
BROOM
- IPA
- /ˈbɹum/
- Syllables
- BROOM (1 syllable)
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What brume means
Mist or fog, an old word used mostly in poems
In a sentence: The castle was hidden in a gray brume when we woke up.
Where it comes from: It came through French from a Latin word for winter. That Latin word grew from one meaning shortest, since winter has the shortest day.
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