brossa

Meaning

brossar

to brush

electric pig

cubell de les escombraries

galleda de les escombraries

terregall

firçe

rînek

brocha de afeitar

spazzatura

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈbɾɔ.sə]

Borrowed from Old French

Cognate with Spanish

Borrowed from French

In summary

Uncertain * Possibly of pre-Roman (Celtic) origin; compare Proto-Celtic *wroikos (“heather”). * Possibly of Romance origin, from Old French broisse, from Vulgar Latin *bruscia (“shoots of a plant”), from Latin bruscum (“knot on a maple tree”). * Or a Germanic language (Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰 (*brukja), presumably related to Proto-Germanic *brukiz (“fissure, breach”)). Also compare Spanish brocha (“paintbrush”).

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brossa

Meaning

brossar

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