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broche

See also: broché

English

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Etymology 1

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Etymology tree
Proto-Celtic *brokkos
Gaulish *brokkosbor.?
Vulgar Latin broccus
Vulgar Latin brocca
Old French broche
French brochebor.
English broche

    Borrowed from French broche.

    Noun

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    broche (plural broches)

    1. Obsolete form of brooch.

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    Verb

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    broche (third-person singular simple present broches, present participle broching, simple past and past participle broched)

    1. Obsolete form of broach.

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    Noun

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    broche (plural broches)

    1. Alternative form of bracha.

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    Dutch

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from French broche.

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    • IPA(key): /brɔʃ/
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    • Hyphenation: broche

    Noun

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    broche f or n (plural broches, diminutive brocheje n or brochetje n)

    1. a brooch
      Synonyms: sierspeld, speld
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    • → Indonesian: bros

    French

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Old French broche, from Vulgar Latin brocca (“spike”), feminine substantive of Classical Latin broccus (“pointy-toothed or prominent-toothed”), ultimately from Gaulish, compare Old Irish brog (“awl”).

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      Noun

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      broche f (plural broches)

      1. (jewelry) brooch, pin
      2. (cooking) spit, skewer
        poulet à la broche ― chicken on the spit
      3. spike, peg

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      Descendants

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      Verb

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      broche

      1. inflection of brocher:
        1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
        2. second-person singular imperative

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      Italian

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      (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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      broche f (invariable)

      1. (mycology) sheathed woodtuft (Kuehneromyces mutabilis (synonym: Pholiota mutabilis))
        Synonym: famigliola gialla

      Middle English

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      Etymology 1

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        Borrowed from Old French broche, from Vulgar Latin *brocca, from Latin broccus.

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        Noun

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        broche (plural broches)

        1. A spear or pike; a weapon for impalement.
        2. A spit; a rod for cooking meat on.
        3. A brooch; jewelry mounted on a pin.
        4. Any piece of jewelry or ornamentation.
        5. Any other long rod, pole, or needle.
        6. (rare, figurative) Something very valuable.
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        Verb

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        broche

        1. alternative form of brochen

        Norman

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        Etymology

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

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        broche f (plural broches)

        1. (Jersey, cooking) spit

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        Old French

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        Etymology

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          Inherited from Vulgar Latin brocca, feminine substantive of Classical Latin broccus (“pointed, sharp”).

          Noun

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

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

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          Portuguese

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          • Hyphenation: bro‧che

          Etymology 1

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          Borrowed from French broche.[1][2] Doublet of broca.

          Noun

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          broche m (plural broches)

          1. brooch
          2. clasp
          3. (Portugal, vulgar) blowjob
            Synonyms: (formal) felação; see also Thesaurus:felação

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          Verb

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          broche

          1. inflection of brochar:
            1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
            2. third-person singular imperative

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          1. ^ “broche”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
          2. ^ “broche”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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          Spanish

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          Etymology

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            Borrowed from French broche.

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            • IPA(key): /ˈbɾot͡ʃe/ [ˈbɾo.t͡ʃe]
            • Rhymes: -otʃe
            • Syllabification: bro‧che

            Noun

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            broche m (plural broches)

            1. clasp, brooch
            2. paperclip
            3. cuff link, cufflink
            4. (figurative) punch line (final, concluding statement)
              poner el broche ― to round off
            5. (Argentina) clothes peg
              Synonym: pinza

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