Yiddish

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Etymology

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Likely from Polish bruk (cobblestones), itself borrowed from German Brücke, from Middle High German brucke, from Old High German brugga, brucca, from Proto-West Germanic *bruggju, from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ. Doublet of בריק (brik).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ברוק (brukm, plural ברוקן (brukn)

  1. cobblestone