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broccoli

Senso (Inglese)

  1. (countable, uncountable) A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.
  2. (US, countable, slang, uncountable) Marijuana.

broccolo

Rare form of broccoli.

Concetti

cavolo broccolo

Frequenza

C2
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈbɹɒ.kə.li/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

1699, Italian broccoli, plural of broccolo (“cabbage sprout, head”), diminutive of brocco (“shoot, sprout”) (which is also the origin of brocade), 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.

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