broco

See also: broĉo

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbɾɔ.ku]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [ˈbɾɔ.ko]

Verb

broco

1. first-person singular present indicative of brocar

Galician

Etymology

From Latin broccus (“having projecting teeth”), from a Celtic language, from Proto-Celtic *brokkos (“badger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɔko̝/

Adjective

broco (feminine broca, masculine plural brocos, feminine plural brocas)

1. having long projecting horns (applied to oxen)
2. having downward horns (applied to oxen)
3. bad-tempered

References

• “broco” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “broco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “broco” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “broco” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Verb

broco

1. first-person singular present indicative of brocar