brusc
CatalanEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
brusc (feminine brusca, masculine plural bruscs or bruscos, feminine plural brusques)
- brusque (rudely abrupt)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “brusc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
DalmatianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Probably from Vulgar Latin *bruscus, from Latin rūscus or rūscum. Compare Catalan brusc, Italian brusco, French brusque, Spanish brusco.
AdjectiveEdit
brusc
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Occitan brusc, from Italian brusco. Doublet of brusque.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
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
SynonymsEdit
- (genus Ruscus): fragon
OccitanEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
NounEdit
brusc m (plural brusques)
- beehive (home of bees)
Etymology 2Edit
AdjectiveEdit
brusc m (feminine singular brusca, masculine plural brusques, feminine plural bruscas)
Etymology 3Edit
NounEdit
brusc m (plural brusques)
- A variety of heather
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
brusc m or n (feminine singular bruscă, masculine plural bruști, feminine and neuter plural bruște)