broccoli

See also: Broccoli

English

broccoli

Etymology

1699, Italian broccoli, plural of broccolo (“cabbage sprout, head”), diminutive of brocco (“shoot, sprout”) (which is also the origin of brocade[1]), from Latin broccus (“pointed, sharp, projecting; buck-toothed”), possibly of Gaulish origin, related to Proto-Celtic *brokkos (“badger”) or Proto-Celtic *brozdos (“tip, point”) (compare Scottish Gaelic brog (“pointed instrument, awl”), Welsh procio (“thrust, poke”), Old English brord (“point, spike”)). More at brochure, brad.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɒ.kə.li/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɑ.kə.li/, /ˈbɹɑk.li/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɒ.kə.li/
  • Audio (US)(file)

Noun

broccoli (plural broccolis or broccoli)

  1. A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.

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References

  1. ↑ “broccoli” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2018.

Further reading

Danish

Etymology

From the plural of Italian broccolo.

Noun

broccoli c (singular definite broccolien, plural indefinite broccoli)

  1. broccoli

Inflection

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbrɔk.̚ko.li], /ˈbrɔkkoli/
  • Audio (IT)(file)

Noun

broccoli m

  1. plural of broccolo
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