broccoli
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
1699, Italian broccoli, plural of broccolo (“cabbage sprout, head”), diminutive of brocco (“shoot, sprout”) (which is also the origin of brocade[1]), from Latin broccus (“pointed, sharp, projecting; buck-toothed”), possibly of Gaulish origin, related to Proto-Celtic *brokkos (“badger”) or Proto-Celtic *brozdos (“tip, point”) (compare Scottish Gaelic brog (“pointed instrument, awl”), Welsh procio (“thrust, poke”), Old English brord (“point, spike”)). More at brochure, brad.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɒ.kə.li/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɑ.kə.li/, /ˈbɹɑk.li/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɒ.kə.li/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun edit
broccoli (countable and uncountable, plural broccolis or broccoli)
- A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.
- 2010, Sven Wombwell, Allotment Gardening For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons (→ISBN), Growing Oriental Leaf Vegetables:
- You can also get oriental broccolis such as kailaan and nabana, which are easy to grow and really tasty.
- 2010, Sven Wombwell, Allotment Gardening For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons (→ISBN), Growing Oriental Leaf Vegetables:
- (US, slang) Marijuana.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:marijuana
- 2014, “Kodak Black”, in Heart Of The Projects, performed by Skrilla:
- I be smokin' broccoli, mama told me eat my veggies
- 2017, “T-Shirt”, in Culture, performed by Migos:
- All I want is cottage, roll a cigar full of broccoli
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Japanese: ブロッコリー (burokkorī)
Translations edit
|
Noun edit
broccoli
References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “broccoli”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further reading edit
- broccoli on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Category:broccoli on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From the plural of Italian broccolo.
Noun edit
broccoli c (singular definite broccolien, plural indefinite broccoli)
Inflection edit
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | broccoli | broccolien | broccoli | broccoliene |
genitive | broccolis | broccoliens | broccolis | broccolienes |
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian broccoli
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: broc‧co‧li
Noun edit
broccoli m (plural broccoli's, diminutive broccolietje n)
- (chiefly uncountable) broccoli
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
broccoli m
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian broccoli.
Noun edit
broccoli m (uncountable)
Declension edit
singular | ||
---|---|---|
m gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) broccoli | broccoliul |
genitive/dative | (unui) broccoli | broccoliului |
vocative | broccoliule |
Swedish edit
Noun edit
broccoli c
Declension edit
Declension of broccoli | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | broccoli | broccolin | — | — |
Genitive | broccolis | broccolins | — | — |