debut

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A person's first public performance or appearance.

   The young striker scored on his debut for the national team.

2. 2
   noun

   The first public showing of a film, play, product, or other work.

   The film made its debut at the Cannes festival.

3. 3
   verb

   To appear or be presented in public for the first time.

   The band will debut their new song at the concert tonight.

From French début, from Middle French, derivative of débuter (“to move, begin”), from dé- + but (“mark, goal”), from Old French but (“aim, goal, end, target”), from Old French butte (“mound, knoll, target”), from Frankish *but (“stump, log”), or from Old Norse bútr (“log, stump, butt”); both from Proto-Germanic *butą (“end, piece”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewd- (“to beat, push”). Cognate with Old English butt (“tree stump”). More at butt. The Philippine sense is influenced by Spanish debut.

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