Etymology

brubru

bru·bru
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Today it means: Also more fully as brubru shrike: a bird in the bushshrike family found in sub-Saharan Africa (Nilaus afer). Full definition →

French brubru
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  1. French · derived frombrubru
  2. English todaybrubru

Borrowed from French brubru, ultimately imitative of the call of the male of the species.

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