broche

See also: broché

English

Etymology

Borrowing from French

Noun

broche (plural broches)

1. Obsolete form of brooch.

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French

Etymology

Old French, from Vulgar Latin brocca, feminine substantive of Classical Latin brocchus (“pointed, sharp”), ultimately from Gaulish - see also Gaelic brog (“awl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁɔʃ/

Noun

broche f (plural broches)

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

Verb

broche

1. first-person singular present indicative of brocher
2. third-person singular present indicative of brocher
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of brocher
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of brocher
5. second-person singular imperative of brocher

Derived terms

• embrocher
• brochure
• brochette

External links

• "broche" in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Interlingue

Noun

broche

1. brooch

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Italian

Noun

broche f (invariable)

1. (mycology) sheathed wood tuft (Kuehneromyces mutabilis (synonym: Pholiota mutabilis)).

Synonyms

• famigliola gialla

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Jèrriais

Etymology

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

Noun

broche f (plural broches)

1. (cooking) spit

Derived terms

• r'pas à la broche

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Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin brocca, feminine substantive of Classical Latin brocchus (“pointed, sharp”).

Noun

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

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

Descendants

• French: broche
• English: brooch

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881)

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Portuguese

Noun

broche m (plural broches)

1. brooch
2. clasp

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowing from French broche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾotʃe/

Noun

broche m (plural broches)

1. clasp, brooch
2. paperclip
3. cuff link, cufflink

Related terms

• abrochar verb