brockle

See also: bröckle

English

Etymology

Uncertain: possibly from Scots, Back-formation from broccoli.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑːkəl
• IPA^(key): /bɹɑːkəl/

Adjective

brockle (comparative more brockle, superlative most brockle)

1. Of food odors: malodorous, flatulent, pungent: smelling of sulfur, hydrogen sulfide, or hydrogen disulfide.
2. Of animals: variegated, speckled, multicolored; usually used in the phrase brockle-faced.

Anagrams

• Blocker, blocker, reblock

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German bröckeln, Dutch brokkelen.

Verb

brockle

1. to crumble
2. to break