broccoli
English
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Broccoli_bunches.jpg/220px-Broccoli_bunches.jpg)
Alternative forms
Etymology
1699, Italian broccoli, plural of broccolo (“cabbage sprout, head”), diminutive of brocco (“shoot, sprout”) (which is also the origin of brocade[1]), from Latin broccus (“pointed, sharp, projecting; buck-toothed”), possibly of Gaulish origin, related to Proto-Celtic *brokkos (“badger”) or Proto-Celtic *brozdos (“tip, point”) (compare Scottish Gaelic brog (“pointed instrument, awl”), Welsh procio (“thrust, poke”), Old English brord (“point, spike”)). More at brochure, brad.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɒ.kə.li/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɑ.kə.li/, /ˈbɹɑk.li/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɒ.kə.li/, (nonstandard) /ˈbɹɒ.kə.laɪ/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
broccoli (countable and uncountable, plural broccolis or broccoli)
- A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.
- 2010, Sven Wombwell, Allotment Gardening For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons (→ISBN), Growing Oriental Leaf Vegetables:
- You can also get oriental broccolis such as kailaan and nabana, which are easy to grow and really tasty.
- 2010, Sven Wombwell, Allotment Gardening For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons (→ISBN), Growing Oriental Leaf Vegetables:
- (US, slang) Marijuana.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:marijuana
- 2014, “Kodak Black”, in Heart Of The Projects, performed by Skrilla:
- I be smokin' broccoli, mama told me eat my veggies
- 2017, “T-Shirt”, in Culture, performed by Migos:
- All I want is cottage, roll a cigar full of broccoli
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- → Japanese: ブロッコリー (burokkorī)
Translations
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Noun
broccoli
References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “broccoli”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further reading
broccoli on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Category:broccoli on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Danish
Etymology
From the plural of Italian broccolo.
Noun
broccoli c (singular definite broccolien, plural indefinite broccoli)
Inflection
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | broccoli | broccolien | broccoli | broccoliene |
genitive | broccolis | broccoliens | broccolis | broccolienes |
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian broccoli
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: broc‧co‧li
Noun
broccoli m (plural broccoli's, diminutive broccolietje n)
- (chiefly uncountable) broccoli
Italian
Pronunciation
Noun
broccoli m
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian broccoli.
Noun
broccoli m (uncountable)
Declension
singular | ||
---|---|---|
m gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) broccoli | broccoliul |
genitive/dative | (unui) broccoli | broccoliului |
vocative | broccoliule |
Swedish
Noun
broccoli c
Declension
Declension of broccoli | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | broccoli | broccolin | — | — |
Genitive | broccolis | broccolins | — | — |
References
- English terms derived from Italian
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Gaulish
- English terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English indeclinable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- English terms with quotations
- American English
- English slang
- English non-lemma forms
- English noun forms
- English plurals in -i with singular in -us, -os or -o
- en:Brassicas
- en:Vegetables
- Danish terms derived from Italian
- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Danish terms spelled with C
- Danish common-gender nouns
- da:Plants
- da:Vegetables
- Dutch terms borrowed from Italian
- Dutch terms derived from Italian
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch masculine nouns
- Dutch uncountable nouns
- Italian 3-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Italian terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔkkoli
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔkkoli/3 syllables
- Italian non-lemma forms
- Italian noun forms
- Romanian terms borrowed from Italian
- Romanian terms derived from Italian
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian nouns
- Romanian uncountable nouns
- Romanian masculine nouns
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns