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Is brio a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word brio is a Scrabble US word. The word brio is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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Is brio a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word brio is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

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4-letter words (2 found)

BIRO,BRIO,

3-letter words (8 found)

BIO,BOI,BOR,BRO,OBI,ORB,RIB,ROB,

2-letter words (6 found)

BI,BO,IO,OB,OI,OR,

You can make 16 words from brio according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of brio

brio rbio biro ibro ribo irbo broi rboi bori obri robi orbi bior ibor boir obir iobr oibr riob irob roib orib iorb oirb

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Definitions and meaning of brio

brio

Etymology

From Italian brio (“finesse, talent”), from Spanish brío, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *brīgos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɹiːoʊ/
  • Rhymes: -iːoʊ

Noun

brio (uncountable)

  1. Vigour or vivacity.

Translations

Anagrams

  • Biro, biro, ribo-

Esperanto

Etymology

From French brie, named after Brie, France, from Gaulish *briga (“hill”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbrio]
  • Rhymes: -io
  • Hyphenation: bri‧o

Noun

brio (accusative singular brion, plural brioj, accusative plural briojn)

  1. brie

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian brio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁi.jo/
  • Rhymes: -o

Noun

brio m (uncountable)

  1. brilliance, panache
  2. (music) con brio

Derived terms

  • avec brio

Further reading

  • “brio”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish brío, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *brīgos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbri.o/
  • Rhymes: -io
  • Hyphenation: brì‧o

Noun

brio m (plural brii)

  1. vivacity, liveliness

Descendants

  • → English: brio
  • → French: brio

Anagrams

  • biro, bori, orbi

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *brīgos.

Pronunciation

  • (Galicia) IPA(key): /ˈbɾi.o/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbɾi.ʊ/
  • Rhymes: -io

Noun

brio m

  1. pride, dignity
    • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Don Gonçalo, pois queredes ir d’aqui pera Sevilha:
  2. bravery
    • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, O genete:

Descendants

  • Galician: brío
  • Portuguese: brio

Old High German

Alternative forms

  • brī, brīwo

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *brīw (“mash, porridge”).

Noun

brīo m

  1. mash (as in mashed potatoes).

Descendants

  • Middle High German: brîe, brî
    • German: Brei
    • Luxembourgish: Bräi
    • Yiddish: ברײַ (bray)

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese brio. Possibly from Spanish brío (“vigour”), from Old Occitan briu (“wild”), from Proto-Celtic *brīgos. Compare Galician brío.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iu
  • Hyphenation: bri‧o

Noun

brio m (plural brios)

  1. mettle; courage
  2. zeal; vigour; vivacity
  3. pride; dignity

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:brio.


Source: wiktionary.org