brockle

See also: bröckle

English

Etymology

Uncertain: possibly from Scots, Back-formation from broccoli.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑːkəl
  • IPA(key): /bɹɑk.ᵊl/

Adjective

brockle (comparative more brockle, superlative most brockle)

  1. Of food odors: malodorous, flatulent, pungent: smelling of sulfur, hydrogen sulfide, or hydrogen disulfide.
  2. Of animals: variegated, speckled, multicolored; usually used in the phrase brockle-faced.

Anagrams

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German bröckeln, Dutch brokkelen.

Verb

brockle

  1. to crumble
  2. to break
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