brunir
Portuguese, verb/bɾuˈni(ʁ)/
brunir is spelled B-R-U-N-I-R (6 letters). Brunir is a Portuguese verb meaning “to burnish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “engomar ou passar a ferro”.
What does brunir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to burnish
- 2
to smooth
- 3
Portugalto iron (to unwrinkle clothes with an iron)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. engomar ou passar a ferro 2. polir
verb: 1. primeira pessoa do singular do futuro do conjuntivo/subjuntivo do verbo brunir 2. terceira pessoa do singular do futuro do conjuntivo/subjuntivo do verbo brunir 3. infinitivo pessoal da primeira pessoa do singular do verbo brunir 4. infinitivo pessoal da terceira pessoa do singular do verbo brunir
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of brunir
- bruno first-person present singular
- bruni first-person preterite singular
- brunido participle past
- brunires infinitive second-person singular
- brunirmos first-person infinitive plural
- brunirdes infinitive plural second-person
- brunirem infinitive plural third-person
- brunindo gerund
- brunidos masculine participle past
- brunida feminine participle past
- brunidas feminine participle past
- brunes indicative present second-person
- brune indicative present singular
- brunimos first-person indicative plural
- brunis indicative plural present
- brunem indicative plural present
- brunia first-person imperfect indicative
- brunias imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce brunir?
- Brazil /bɾuˈni(ʁ)/
- Brazil [bɾuˈni(h)]
- /bɾuˈni(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to brunir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.