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6-letter words (1 found)

BROCHE,

5-letter words (6 found)

BOCHE,BROCH,CHORE,CORBE,OCHER,OCHRE,

4-letter words (13 found)

BORE,CERO,CHER,CORE,ECHO,HERB,HERO,HOER,HORE,OCHE,ROBE,ROCH,ROHE,

3-letter words (25 found)

BOH,BOR,BRO,CHE,COB,COR,ECH,ECO,HER,HOB,HOC,HOE,OBE,OCH,ORB,ORC,ORE,REB,REC,REH,REO,RHO,ROB,ROC,ROE,

2-letter words (12 found)

BE,BO,CH,EH,ER,HE,HO,OB,OE,OH,OR,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

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Definitions and meaning of broche

broche

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French broche.

Noun

broche (plural broches)

  1. Obsolete form of brooch.

Etymology 2

Verb

broche (third-person singular simple present broches, present participle broching, simple past and past participle broched)

  1. 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)

  1. A brooch.
    Synonyms: sierspeld, speld

Related terms

  • brochette

Descendants

  • Indonesian: bros

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)

  1. (jewelry) brooch, pin
  2. (cooking) spit, skewer
    poulet à la brochechicken on the spit
  3. spike, peg

Derived terms

  • attacher sa tuque avec de la broche
  • brocher
    • brochure
  • brochet
  • brochette
  • embrocher

Descendants

Verb

broche

  1. inflection of brocher:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

  • “broche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

broche f (invariable)

  1. (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

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɔːt͡ʃ(ə)/

Noun

broche (plural broches)

  1. A spear or pike; a weapon for impalement.
  2. A spit; a rod for cooking meat on.
  3. A brooch; jewelry mounted on a pin.
  4. Any piece of jewelry or ornamentation.
  5. Any other long rod, pole, or needle.
  6. (rare, figurative) Something very valuable.
Related terms
  • brochen
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

  1. 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)

  1. (Jersey, cooking) spit

Derived terms

  • r'pas à la broche

Old French

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin brocca, feminine substantive of Classical Latin broccus (pointed, sharp).

Noun

broche oblique singularf (oblique plural broches, nominative singular broche, nominative plural broches)

  1. brooch, pin (jewellery)
  2. (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 IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (broche, supplement)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bro‧che

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French broche. Doublet of broca.

Noun

broche m (plural broches)

  1. brooch
  2. clasp
  3. (Portugal, vulgar) blowjob
    Synonyms: (formal) felação; see also Thesaurus:felação

Etymology 2

Verb

broche

  1. inflection of brochar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. 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)

  1. clasp, brooch
  2. paperclip
  3. cuff link, cufflink
  4. punch line (final, concluding statement)
  5. (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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