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brossa.

leaf litter

6 characters2 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈbɾo̞.sə]Northern[ˈbɾɔ.sə]Balearic, Central[ˈbɾɔ.sa]Northwestern, Valencia

  1. leaf litter

    feminine

  2. brush, brushwood, scrub

    feminine

  3. speck

    feminine

  4. litter, rubbish, trash

    feminine
    correu brossa

  5. bug

    colloquial · feminine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain * Possibly of pre-Roman (Celtic) origin; compare Proto-Celtic *wroikos (“heather”). * Possibly of Romance origin, from Old French broisse, from Vulgar Latin *bruscia (“shoots of a plant”), from Latin bruscum (“knot on a maple tree”). * Or a Germanic language (Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰 (*brukja), presumably related to Proto-Germanic *brukiz (“fissure, breach”)). Also compare Spanish brocha (“paintbrush”).

noun[ˈbɾo̞.sə]Northern[ˈbɾɔ.sə]Balearic, Central[ˈbɾɔ.sa]Northwestern, Valencia

  1. bristle brush

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French brosse.

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