Definitions and meaning of broche broche
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French broche .
Noun
broche (plural broches )
Obsolete form of brooch .
Etymology 2
Verb
broche (third-person singular simple present broches , present participle broching , simple past and past participle broched )
Obsolete form of broach .
References
“broche”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary , Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913 , →OCLC .
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French broche .
Pronunciation
IPA(key) : /brɔʃ/
Hyphenation: broche
Noun
broche f or n (plural broches , diminutive brocheje n or brochetje n )
A brooch.
Synonyms: sierspeld , speld
Related terms
Descendants
French
Etymology
Inherited 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
IPA(key) : /bʁɔʃ/
Rhymes: -ɔʃ
Noun
broche f (plural broches )
( jewelry ) brooch, pin
( cooking ) spit, skewer
poulet à la broche ― chicken on the spit
spike, peg
Derived terms
attacher sa tuque avec de la broche
brocher
brochet
brochette
embrocher
Descendants
Verb
broche
inflection of brocher :
first/ third-person singular present indicative/ subjunctive
second-person singular imperative
Further reading
“broche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [ Digitized Treasury of the French Language] , 2012 .
Italian
Etymology
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Noun
broche f (invariable )
( mycology ) sheathed woodtuft (Kuehneromyces mutabilis (synonym: Pholiota mutabilis ))
Synonym: famigliola gialla
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French broche , from Vulgar Latin *brocca , from Latin broccus .
Alternative forms
brooche , brouche , bruche , brush
Pronunciation
Noun
broche (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
Descendants
English: broach , brooch
Scots: broach , brutch , bruch , broche , brotch
References
“brōche, n.(1). ”, in MED Online , Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007 , retrieved 2019-03-16 .
Etymology 2
Verb
broche
Alternative form of brochen
Norman
Etymology
Inherited from Old French broche , from Vulgar Latin brocca , feminine substantive of Classical Latin broccus ( “ pointed, sharp ” ) .
Noun
broche f (plural broches )
( Jersey, cooking ) spit
Derived terms
Old French
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin brocca , feminine substantive of Classical Latin broccus ( “ pointed, sharp ” ) .
Noun
broche oblique singular , f (oblique plural broches , nominative singular broche , nominative plural broches )
brooch, pin (jewellery)
( cooking ) spit
Descendants
French: broche
→ Galician: brocha ( “ pin; nail ” )
→ Middle English: broche , brooche , brouche , bruche , brush English: broach , brooch Scots: broach , brutch , bruch , broche , brotch
References
Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX e au XV e siècle (1881) (broche, supplement)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French broche . Doublet of broca .
Noun
broche m (plural broches )
brooch
clasp
( Portugal, vulgar ) blowjob
Synonyms: ( formal ) felação ; see also Thesaurus:felação
Etymology 2
Verb
broche
inflection of brochar :
first/ third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
References
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French broche .
Pronunciation
IPA(key) : /ˈbɾot͡ʃe/ [ˈbɾo.t͡ʃe]
Rhymes: -otʃe
Syllabification: bro‧che
Noun
broche m (plural broches )
clasp, brooch
paperclip
cuff link, cufflink
punch line ( final, concluding statement )
( Argentina ) clothes peg
Derived terms
Further reading
“broche”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición , Real Academia Española, 2014
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