bru
French, noun/bʁy/
bru is spelled B-R-U (3 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 33,599th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bru is a French feminine noun meaning “daughter-in-law” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “ou Épouse du fils ou de la fille de quelqu’un”.
What does bru mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedaughter-in-law
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ou Épouse du fils ou de la fille de quelqu’un.
noun: 1. Espèce de raisin anciennement cultivé en Corrèze.
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.
Forms of bru
- brus plural
- gendre masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bru?
- /bʁy/
- \bʁy\
- [l̪a bʁy]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is bru in French?
bru appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).