Meanings
Origin
Scots; partan is Gaelic and Scots for crab, and bree (cognate to brew) is Scots for soup.
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APA
partan bree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/partan%20bree
MLA
“partan bree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/partan%20bree. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “partan bree,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/partan%20bree.
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