brame

noun

plural -s

obsolete

: passion, desire, longing

Word History

Etymology

Italian brama, from bramare to desire ardently, probably from a Germanic word meaning "to roar, bellow" (whence Italian dialect bramè to bellow); akin to Old High German bremen to buzz, rumble, roar

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