brocco

See also: broccò

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɔk.ko/
  • Rhymes: -ɔkko
  • Hyphenation: bròc‧co

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin broccus (“protruding (of the teeth)”), of Gaulish origin, related to Irish brog (“awl”).

Noun

brocco m (plural brocchi)

  1. thorn, stick
  2. (usually in the plural) olive tree bud produced when flowering
  3. pruned stump of a branch
  4. center point of a shield
  5. (by extension) center of a target
  6. (archaic) curl that occurs during weaving of a brocade

Etymology 2

Of Northern Italian origin, probably from the same Latin word as above.[1]

Noun

brocco m (plural brocchi)

  1. nag (worn-out horse)
  2. (sports) incompetent athlete

Verb

brocco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of broccare

References
  1. brocco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana.

Latin

Noun

broccō

  1. dative/ablative singular of broccus
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