brockle

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See also: bröckle

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain: possibly from Scots, Back-formation from broccoli.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

brockle (comparative more brockle, superlative most brockle)

  1. Of food odors: malodorous, flatulent, pungent: smelling of sulfur, hydrogen sulfide, or hydrogen disulfide.
  2. Of animals: variegated, speckled, multicolored; usually used in the phrase brockle-faced.

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Pennsylvania German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare German bröckeln, Dutch brokkelen.

Verb[edit]

brockle

  1. to crumble
  2. to break