broche
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
broche (plural broches)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
broche (third-person singular simple present broches, present participle broching, simple past and past participle broched)
References edit
- “broche”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
broche f or n (plural broches, diminutive brocheje n or brochetje n)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Indonesian: bros
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French broche, from Vulgar Latin brocca, feminine substantive of Classical Latin broccus (“pointy-toothed or prominent-toothed”), ultimately from Gaulish, compare Old Irish brog (“awl”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
broche f (plural broches)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Verb edit
broche
- inflection of brocher:
Further reading edit
- “broche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
broche f (invariable)
- (mycology) sheathed woodtuft (Kuehneromyces mutabilis (synonym: Pholiota mutabilis))
- Synonym: famigliola gialla
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Old French broche, from Vulgar Latin *brocca, from Latin broccus.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
broche (plural broches)
- A spear or pike; a weapon for impalement.
- A spit; a rod for cooking meat on.
- A brooch; jewelry mounted on a pin.
- Any piece of jewelry or ornamentation.
- Any other long rod, pole, or needle.
- (rare, figurative) Something very valuable.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “brōche, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-16.
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
broche
- Alternative form of brochen
Norman edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French broche, from Vulgar Latin brocca, feminine substantive of Classical Latin broccus (“pointed, sharp”).
Noun edit
broche f (plural broches)
Derived terms edit
Old French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Vulgar Latin brocca, feminine substantive of Classical Latin broccus (“pointed, sharp”).
Noun edit
broche oblique singular, f (oblique plural broches, nominative singular broche, nominative plural broches)
Descendants edit
- French: broche
- → Galician: brocha (“pin; nail”)
- → Middle English: broche, brooche, brouche, bruche, brush
References edit
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (broche, supplement)
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: bro‧che
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from French broche.[1][2] Doublet of broca.
Noun edit
broche m (plural broches)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
broche
- inflection of brochar:
References edit
- ^ “broche” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “broche” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
broche m (plural broches)
- clasp, brooch
- paperclip
- cuff link, cufflink
- punch line (final, concluding statement)
- (Argentina) clothes peg
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “broche”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014