broche

See also: broché

English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Celtic *brokkos

Gaulish *brokkosbor.?

Vulgar Latin broccus

Vulgar Latin brocca

Old French broche

French brochebor.

English broche

Borrowed from French broche.

Noun

broche (plural broches)

1. Obsolete form of brooch.

Etymology 2

Verb

broche (third-person singular simple present broches, present participle broching, simple past and past participle broched)

1. Obsolete form of broach.

Etymology 3

Noun

broche (plural broches)

1. Alternative form of bracha.

References

• “broche”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French broche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɔʃ/

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• Hyphenation: broche

Noun

broche f or n (plural broches, diminutive brocheje n or brochetje n)

1. a brooch

   Synonyms: sierspeld, speld

Related terms

• brochette

Descendants

• → Indonesian: bros

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French broche, from Vulgar Latin brocca (“spike”), feminine substantive of Classical Latin broccus (“pointy-toothed or prominent-toothed”), ultimately from Gaulish, compare Old Irish brog (“awl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁɔʃ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔʃ

Noun

broche f (plural broches)

1. (jewelry) brooch, pin
2. (cooking) spit, skewer

   poulet à la broche ― chicken on the spit

3. spike, peg

Derived terms

• attacher sa tuque avec de la broche
• brocher
  • brochure
• brochet
• brochette
• embrocher

Descendants

• → Dutch: broche
  • → Indonesian: bros
• → German: Brosche
• → Ottoman Turkish: بروش (broş)
  • Turkish: broş
• → Portuguese: broche
• → Romanian: broșă
• → Russian: брошь (brošʹ)
  • → Armenian: բրոշ (broš)
  • → Georgian: ბროში (broši)
• → Spanish: broche

Verb

broche

1. inflection of brocher:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “broche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Italian

Etymology

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Noun

broche f (invariable)

1. (mycology) sheathed woodtuft (Kuehneromyces mutabilis (synonym: Pholiota mutabilis))

   Synonym: famigliola gialla

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French broche, from Vulgar Latin *brocca, from Latin broccus.

Alternative forms

• brooche, brouche, bruche, brush

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɔːt͡ʃ(ə)/

Noun

broche (plural broches)

1. A spear or pike; a weapon for impalement.
2. A spit; a rod for cooking meat on.
3. A brooch; jewelry mounted on a pin.
4. Any piece of jewelry or ornamentation.
5. Any other long rod, pole, or needle.
6. (rare, figurative) Something very valuable.

Related terms

• brochen

Descendants

• English: broach, brooch
• Scots: broach, brutch, bruch, broche, brotch

References

• “brōche, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 16 March 2019.

Etymology 2

Verb

broche

1. alternative form of brochen

Norman

Etymology

Inherited from Old French broche, from Vulgar Latin brocca, feminine substantive of Classical Latin broccus (“pointed, sharp”).

Noun

broche f (plural broches)

1. (Jersey, cooking) spit

Derived terms

• r'pas à la broche

Old French

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin brocca, feminine substantive of Classical Latin broccus (“pointed, sharp”).

Noun

broche oblique singular, f (oblique plural broches, nominative singular broche, nominative plural broches)

1. brooch, pin (jewellery)
2. (cooking) spit

Descendants

• French: broche
• → Galician: brocha (“pin; nail”)
• → Middle English: broche, brooche, brouche, bruche, brush
  • English: broach, brooch
  • Scots: broach, brutch, bruch, broche, brotch

References

• Frédéric Godefroy (1880–1902), “broche”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle […], Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɔ.ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɔ.ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɔ.ʃe/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɔ.ʃɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɔ.ʃɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɔ.t͡ʃɨ/

• Hyphenation: bro‧che

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French broche. Doublet of broca.

Noun

broche m (plural broches)

1. brooch
2. clasp
3. (Portugal, vulgar) blowjob

   Synonyms: (formal) felação; see also Thesaurus:felação

Etymology 2

Verb

broche

1. inflection of brochar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “broche”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French broche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾot͡ʃe/ [ˈbɾo.t͡ʃe]
• Rhymes: -otʃe
• Syllabification: bro‧che

Noun

broche m (plural broches)

1. clasp, brooch
2. paperclip
3. cuff link, cufflink
4. (figurative) punch line (final, concluding statement)

   poner el broche ― to round off

5. (Argentina) clothes peg

   Synonym: pinza

Derived terms

• abrochar
• broche de presión
• poner el broche de oro

Further reading

• “broche”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025