broche
English
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editbroche (plural broches)
Etymology 2
editVerb
editbroche (third-person singular simple present broches, present participle broching, simple past and past participle broched)
References
edit- “broche”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Dutch
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editbroche f or n (plural broches, diminutive brocheje n or brochetje n)
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- → Indonesian: bros
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French broche, from Vulgar Latin brocca, feminine substantive of Classical Latin broccus (“pointy-toothed or prominent-toothed”), ultimately from Gaulish, compare Old Irish brog (“awl”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbroche f (plural broches)
Derived terms
editDescendants
editVerb
editbroche
- inflection of brocher:
Further reading
edit- “broche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
editbroche f (invariable)
- (mycology) sheathed woodtuft (Kuehneromyces mutabilis (synonym: Pholiota mutabilis))
- Synonym: famigliola gialla
Middle English
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Old French broche, from Vulgar Latin *brocca, from Latin broccus.
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editNoun
editbroche (plural broches)
- A spear or pike; a weapon for impalement.
- A spit; a rod for cooking meat on.
- A brooch; jewelry mounted on a pin.
- Any piece of jewelry or ornamentation.
- Any other long rod, pole, or needle.
- (rare, figurative) Something very valuable.
Related terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “brōche, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-16.
Etymology 2
editVerb
editbroche
- Alternative form of brochen
Norman
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French broche, from Vulgar Latin brocca, feminine substantive of Classical Latin broccus (“pointed, sharp”).
Noun
editbroche f (plural broches)
Derived terms
editOld French
editEtymology
editInherited from Vulgar Latin brocca, feminine substantive of Classical Latin broccus (“pointed, sharp”).
Noun
editbroche oblique singular, f (oblique plural broches, nominative singular broche, nominative plural broches)
Descendants
edit- French: broche
- → Galician: brocha (“pin; nail”)
- → Middle English: broche, brooche, brouche, bruche, brush
References
edit- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (broche, supplement)
Portuguese
editPronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: bro‧che
Etymology 1
editBorrowed from French broche.[1][2] Doublet of broca.
Noun
editbroche m (plural broches)
Etymology 2
editVerb
editbroche
- inflection of brochar:
References
edit- ^ “broche”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- ^ “broche”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editbroche m (plural broches)
- clasp, brooch
- paperclip
- cuff link, cufflink
- (figurative) punch line (final, concluding statement)
- poner el broche ― to round off
- (Argentina) clothes peg
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “broche”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28
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