brulé

¹

or bru·lée

[ broo-ley, broo-lee; French bry-ley ]

noun

, plural bru·lés [broo-, leyz, broo, -leez, b, r, y, -, ley].

1. (in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
2. Canadian. land covered with rocks or scrub growth.

Brulé

²

[ broo-ley ]

noun

, plural Bru·lés, (especially collectively) Bru·lé.

1. a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Teton branch of the Dakota.

Brule

/ bruːˈleɪ /

noun

1. sometimes not capital short for bois-brûlé

Word History and Origins

Origin of brulé¹

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; from French: literally, “burnt,” past participle of brûler; broil ¹

Example Sentences

“The culture of paranoia and fear created around informants and infiltration is so deleterious to social movements, because these movements for Indigenous people are typically based on kinship networks and forms of relationality,” said Nick Estes, a historian and member of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe who spent time at the Standing Rock resistance camps and has extensively researched the infiltration of the AIM movement by the FBI.

From Salon

Nick Estes, an assistant professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota and a citizen of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe in South Dakota, said he sees Noem’s adversarial relationship with tribal nations as an attempt to seize a political opportunity and position herself as a strong Republican leader.

From Seattle Times

Not to be forgotten: associate music director and pianist Riley Brule, who transcends the role of accompanist with a few choice interjections and a sight gag involving a pair of moose antlers.

From Seattle Times

He trains his dogs in Brule, Wisconsin, in the fall and winter.

From Seattle Times

The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that the riders arrived in Mankato on Monday morning after setting out from Lower Brule, South Dakota.

From Seattle Times