Brokkoli

See also: brokkoli

German

Alternative forms

• Broccoli (alternative standard, now less common)
• Brocoli, Brokoli (obsolete or misspelling)

Etymology

18th century, from Italian broccoli, which see. The usual pronunciation with a long /oː/ is perhaps influenced by the French spelling brocoli, formerly also found in German texts.

The sense of "marijuana" originated from a widely mocked quote said by the former German federal drug commissioner Daniela Ludwig at a press conferrence in 2020.

"Nur weil Alkohol gefährlich ist, unbestritten, ist Cannabis kein Brokkoli."

Just because alcohol is undisputably dangerous doesn't mean that cannabis is broccoli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʁɔkoli/, /ˈbʁoːkoli/

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Noun

Brokkoli m (strong, genitive Brokkolis, plural Brokkoli)

1. broccoli
2. (slang) marijuana

Declension

Declension of Brokkoli [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Brokkoli	die	Brokkoli
genitive	eines	des	Brokkolis	der	Brokkoli
dative	einem	dem	Brokkoli	den	Brokkoli
accusative	einen	den	Brokkoli	die	Brokkoli

Further reading

• “Brokkoli” in Duden online
• “Brokkoli” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Noun

Brokkoli m (uncountable)

1. broccoli