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brosa.

hatchet

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɾɔsa/[ˈbɾɔ.s̺ɐ]
  1. hatchet

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Probably from Old French brosse (“brush, undergrowth”), compare French brosse (“brush”), itself of obscure origin but which could be ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bruskaz (“brush, undergrowth”). Compare also Galician broza (“brushwood, undergrowth”). Cognate of Asturian bruesa.

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