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brusca.

scrubbing brush

6 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbrus.ka/
  1. scrubbing brush

    feminine
  2. synonym of coda cavallina

    feminine
  3. stubble or dried-up twig

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Late Latin bruscus (“butcher's broom”), from brucus (“heather”).

noun/ˈbrus.ka/
  1. straw

    feminine · obsolete
  2. a flexible, graduated ruler used by shipbuilders

    feminine · historical
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Germanic *buskaz, with influence from brusco.

noun/ˈbrus.ka/
  1. scorch (desiccation of the apex of a leaf or shoot)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from bruscare (“to burn, toast”) + -a.

adj/ˈbrus.ka/
  1. feminine singular of brusco

    feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb/ˈbrus.ka/
  1. inflection of bruscare: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of bruscare: second-person singular imperative

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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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