broum
French, interjection/bʁum/
broum is spelled B-R-O-U-M (5 letters) and appears about once in every 55 million words in written French, the 234,192nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Broum is a French interjection meaning “brrm; broom (imitating a motor)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Beaucoup utilisée par les enfants, en jouant, pour imiter le bruit d'un moteur en fonctionnement”.
What does broum mean in English?
interjection
- 1
brrm; broom (imitating a motor)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Beaucoup utilisée par les enfants, en jouant, pour imiter le bruit d'un moteur en fonctionnement.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce broum?
- /bʁum/
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is broum in French?
broum appears about once in every 55 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).