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broche.

brooch, pin

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Meaning & usage

noun/bʁɔʃ/

  1. brooch, pin

    feminine

  2. spit, skewer

    feminine
    poulet à la broche

  3. spike, peg

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French broche, from Vulgar Latin brocca (“spike”), feminine substantive of Classical Latin broccus (“pointy-toothed or prominent-toothed”), ultimately from Gaulish, compare Old Irish brog (“awl”).

verb/bʁɔʃ/

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

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of brocher: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French broche, from Vulgar Latin brocca (“spike”), feminine substantive of Classical Latin broccus (“pointy-toothed or prominent-toothed”), ultimately from Gaulish, compare Old Irish brog (“awl”).

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