The story
- French · borrowed fromBrulé
- English todayBrulé
From French Brulé (from brûlé (“burnt”), past participle of brûler (“to burn”)), itself a partial calque of Lakota Sičháŋǧu (literally “burnt thighs”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brulé
Today it means: A member of a subdivision of the Sioux Native American nation. Full definition →
French Brulé