broccolo

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by WingerBot (talk | contribs) as of 13:52, 14 October 2019.
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: broccolò

Italian

Etymology

Diminutive of brocco (“shoot, sprout”) (which is also the origin of brocade)[1], from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin broccus (“projecting, pointed”)[2], of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Gaulish origin, related to Gaelic brog (“awl”)[3].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbrɔk.̚ko.lo], /ˈbrɔkkolo/

Noun

broccolo m (plural broccoli)

  1. broccoli
  2. (figuratively) stupid person

References

  1. ^ EtymologyOnline: "broccoli"
  2. ^ EtymologyOnline: "brocade"
  3. ^ EtymologyOnline: "broach"
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=broccolo&oldid=55391649"