brosje.
brooch; a piece of jewelry fastened to clothing with a pin
Meaning & usage
brooch; a piece of jewelry fastened to clothing with a pin
Hun hadde en brosje på jakken.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French broche (“spit, needle; brooch”), from Old French broche (“spit, pointed tool, brooch”), from Vulgar Latin *brocca (“pointed object, spike”), from Latin broccus (“projecting, prominent”), possibly of Gaulish origin. Doublet of brotsj (“reamer”) and brosjyre (“brochure”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk brosje, Danish broche, Swedish brosch, German Brosche, Dutch broche and English brooch.
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