OriginFrom the Doric dialect of North East Scotland, from earlier browes, from Old French broez, nominative of broet (“stew, soup made from meat broth”) (French brouet) diminutive of breu, from Medieval Latin brodium, from Proto-Germanic *bruþą (“broth”). See broth.
- Scotland, uncountable, usuallyOatmeal mixed with boiling water or milk.
“I had not far to seek for him: he stood waiting in the passage, for the cooling of his brose.”
- A diminutive of the male given name Ambrose.
“Take poor Brose, who was actually christened Ambrose. A thing like that could simply warp a person's life, if he wasn't a good enough fighter to make the other kids start calling him by some nickname ”
Formsbroses(plural)