brusc
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Adjective edit
brusc (feminine brusca, masculine plural bruscs or bruscos, feminine plural brusques)
- brusque (rudely abrupt)
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Further reading edit
- “brusc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dalmatian edit
Etymology edit
Probably from Vulgar Latin *bruscus, from Latin rūscus or rūscum. Compare Catalan brusc, Italian brusco, French brusque, Spanish brusco.
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brusc
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Occitan brusc, from Italian brusco. Doublet of brusque.
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Noun edit
brusc m (plural bruscs)
- (dated, vernacular) butcher's broom (and other plants in the genus Ruscus)
- (regional) a type of heather used in making brooms
- (dated, vernacular) gorse
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- (genus Ruscus): fragon
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Etymology 1 edit
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brusc m (plural brusques)
- beehive (home of bees)
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
brusc m (feminine singular brusca, masculine plural brusques, feminine plural bruscas)
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
brusc m (plural brusques)
- A variety of heather
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Adjective edit
brusc m or n (feminine singular bruscă, masculine plural bruști, feminine and neuter plural bruște)