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brasse

brasse noun: the zander (Sander lucioperca), a European freshwater fish. Also the obsolete form of brass.

brasse: the zander (Sander lucioperca), a European freshwater fish
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Noun

brasse (plural brasses)

  1. The zander (Sander lucioperca), a European freshwater fish.

Also used as

brasse is also the obsolete form of brass.

Forms of brasse

pluralbrasses

Origin of brasse

Perhaps a transposition of barse; but compare German Brasse (“bream”), and English bream.

Questions about brasse

What does brasse mean?
Brasse means the zander (Sander lucioperca), a European freshwater fish.
What part of speech is brasse?
Brasse is a noun.
What is the plural of brasse?
The plural of brasse is brasses.

Words near brasse in the dictionary

  1. brassboard
  2. brassboards
  3. brassbound
  4. brassbounder
  5. brassbounders
  6. brasse
  7. brassed
  8. brassed it out
  9. brassed off
  10. brassed out
  11. brassed up

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