broca

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 14th century (the derivative abrocamento since circa 1300). Ultimately from Latin broccus (“having protruding teeth”). Cognate with Portuguese broca, Spanish broca, Catalan broca, French broche. Doublet of broche, from French. Josep Coromines considered that the Spanish form, attested in Aragon since circa 1350, derived from Catalan (the inherited form would be *brueca) but this proposal in superfluous for Galician or Portuguese.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɔka̝/

Noun

broca f (plural brocas)

1. (archaic) brooch

   Synonym: broche

2. (archaic) stud (protruding knob)
   • c1350, Kelvin M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", page 296:.

     Despoys d'esto enbraçou hũ escudo blanco cõmo a neue, et todo orellado de rrubes et de esmeraldas fremosas et claras et de grã preçio mays a broca era de ouro fino et cõ aljofres et ourofreses et cõ pedras preçiosas.

3. drill bit
4. (molluscs) piddock (Pholas dactylus)

   Synonym: folada

5. (molluscs) shipworm (Teredo navalis)
6. woodworm

   Synonym: couza

7. metallic protruding part used for guiding the key into the keyhole

   Synonym: espigo

Derived terms

• abrocamento
• brocal

Adjective

broca

1. feminine singular of broco

References

• Template:R:DDGM
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “broca”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• “broca” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Catalan broca, from Latin broccus

Noun

broca f (plural brocas)

1. drill
2. bit, drill bit
3. borer, auger

Verb

broca

1. third-person singular present indicative of brocar
2. second-person singular imperative of brocar

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Spanish

Etymology

From Catalan broca.

Noun

broca f (plural brocas)

1. drill bit