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Added 10 October 2026

brant

/bɹænt/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about brant at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward.

Origin

From New Latin/Medieval Latin Branta, latinized form of Old Norse brandgás (“sheldrake”), literally "burnt (black) goose," from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (“burning”) + *gans (“goose”).

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