brule

[broo-ley, broo-lee; Fr. bry-ley]

bru·lé

[broo-ley, broo-lee; Fr. bry-ley]
noun, plural bru·lés [-leyz, -leez; Fr. -ley] .
1.
(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
2.
Canadian. land covered with rocks or scrub growth.
Also, bru·lée.


Origin:
1785–95, Americanism; < French: burnt, past participle of brûler; see broil1

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Bru·lé

[broo-ley]
noun, plural Bru·lés, (especially collectively) Bru·lé.
a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Teton branch of the Dakota.
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Brule or Brûlé (bruːˈleɪ)
 
n
(sometimes not capital) short for bois-brûlé
 
Brûlé or Brûlé
 
n

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