broco

See also: broĉo

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

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “broco”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• “broco” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Verb

broco

1. first-person singular present indicative of brocar