broco

See also: broĉo

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbɾɔ.ku]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈbɾɔ.ko]

Verb

broco

1. first-person singular present indicative of brocar

Galician

Etymology

From Latin broccus (“having projecting teeth”), from a Celtic language, from Proto-Celtic *brokkos (“badger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɔko̝/

Adjective

broco (feminine broca, masculine plural brocos, feminine plural brocas)

1. having long projecting horns (applied to oxen)
2. having downward horns (applied to oxen)
3. bad-tempered

References

• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “broco”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “broco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “broco”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “broco”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Verb

broco

1. first-person singular present indicative of brocar