Broch

See also: broch and broc'h

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German bruh, from Proto-Germanic *brukiz. Cognate with German Bruch, Dutch breuk, English breach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʀoχ/

Noun

Broch m (plural Bréch)

  1. breakage
  2. fracture
  3. (mathematics) fraction
  4. (pathology) hernia
  5. quarry

Scots

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brɔx/

Proper noun

Broch

  1. (with article, Doric) Fraserburgh, a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  2. (with article, Doric) Burghead, a town in Moray, Scotland.
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