bruno

Etymology

From Medieval Latin brūnus "brown, brunet" (whence also Spanish bruno, French brun), from Frankish *brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz (“brown”), from Proto-Indo-European *bher- (“shining, brown”). Akin to Old High German brūn "brown" (German braun "brown"), Old English brūn "brown". More at brown.

Adjective

bruno (feminine singular bruna, masculine plural bruni, feminine plural brune)

1. (dark) brown

Noun

bruno m (plural bruni, feminine bruna)

1. a dark-haired person

Etymology

From Frankish *brūn (“brown, dark, shiny”), possibly through an Italian intermediate.

Adjective

bruno m (feminine singular bruna, masculine plural brunos, feminine plural brunas, comparable)

1. (dark) brown

Noun

bruno m (plural brunos, feminine bruna, feminine plural brunas)

1. a dark-haired male or female
2. a dark man or a brunette