how to pronounce brawn

/ˈbɹɔːn/

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brawn is pronounced in one syllable

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ɔː

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An example use of brawn in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… of a brute all brawn no brain but …”

meanings of brawn

noun:

Strong muscles or lean flesh, especially of the arm, leg or thumb.
Head cheese; a terrine made from the head of a pig or calf; originally boar's meat.
A boar.
Physical strength; muscularity.

verb:

Become fat, especially of a boar.
Make fat, especially of a boar.

name:

A surname.

brawn frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word brawn occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.