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brubru

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbɹuːbɹuː/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈbɹubɹu/

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noun

Meaning 1

Also more fully as brubru shrike: a bird in the bushshrike family found in sub-Saharan Africa (Nilaus afer).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French brubru, ultimately imitative of the call of the male of the species.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: bontroklaksman — Nilaus afer
  • Dutch: broebroe — Nilaus afer
  • Finnish: kääpiölepinkäinen — Nilaus afer
  • French: brubru — Nilaus afer
  • German: Brubruwürger — Nilaus afer
  • Hungarian: brubru-gébics — Nilaus afer
  • Persian: بروبرو — Nilaus afer
  • Russian: брубру (brubru) — Nilaus afer
  • Russian: сорокопут-брубру (sorokoput-brubru) — Nilaus afer
  • Swahili: kicheba — Nilaus afer
  • Swedish: brubru — Nilaus afer
  • Welsh: cigydd brwbrw — Nilaus afer