Definition
A person, typically male, with dark brown or black hair; a dark-haired individual.
Etymology
From French brunet (masculine form of brunette), derived from brun meaning 'brown'; historically used more for men, with brunette becoming the standard feminine form in English.
Kelly Says
In English we use 'brunette' for women but rarely say 'brunet' for men anymore—it's a fascinating example of how gender gets baked into language and some words just stick for one gender.
Translations
ARالعربية
سوداني
soo-dah-nee
CSČeština
brunet
broo-net
DEDeutsch
Braunhaar
brow-n-HAH-r
ELΕλληνικά
καστανός
kas-ta-nos
ESEspañol
moreno
moh-REH-noh
FAفارسی
سیاه مو
see-ah moh
FRFrançais
brunet
bRoo-neh
IDBahasa Indonesia
gelap
ge-lap
ITItaliano
bruno
BROOT-noh
KO한국어
검은 머리
geomeun meori
MSBahasa Melayu
hitam
hee-tahm
NLNederlands
bruinhaar
broo-n-hah-r
NONorsk
brunett
broo-nett
PTPortuguês
moreno
moh-REH-noh
RUРусский
брюнет
bRyU-net
SVSvenska
brunett
broo-net
SWKiswahili
mweusi
mweh-oo-see
THไทย
ผมสีน้ำตาล
pom see num tan
UKУкраїнська
брюнет
broo-net
VITiếng Việt
tóc nâu
tok nou