bran
pronunciation
How to pronounce bran in British English:
UK [bræn]
How to pronounce bran in American English:
US [bræn]
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- Noun:
- broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting
- food prepared from the husks of cereal grains
Word Origin
- bran
- bran: [13] English borrowed bran from Old French bran, but its ultimate source is unclear. Modern French bran means ‘excrement’, and if this had always been a part of the word’s makeup it might have been possible to suggest a Celtic origin, perhaps a Gaulish *brenno- (Welsh braen and Irish brean both mean ‘manure’), but English bran appears never to have meant anything but ‘cereal husks’. It may ultimately be connected with burn.=> burn
- bran (n.)
- c. 1300, "the husk of wheat, barley, etc., separated from the flour after grinding," from Old French bren "bran, scurf, scales, feces" (12c., Modern French bran), perhaps connected with Gaulish *brenno- "manure," or with burn (v.). The word also was used 16c. in English for "dandruff flakes."
Example
- 1. Try something like bran cereal with sultanas and fruit juice , or wholemeal toast with scrambled or boiled eggs .
- 2. Turning brown rice white entails removing a rice grain 's bran and germ , which uncovers the white endosperm .
- 3. Whole grains that include the nutrient dense bran and germ makes the perfect example of a good winter choice .
- 4. I would eat more ice cream and less bran .
- 5. It includes all refined products such as white bread , white pasta , white flour , white rice , in short any grain with the bran removed .