brosse

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) brush (the implement)
2. (feminine) crew cut

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of brosser:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of brosser:

Concepts

brush

eraser

brushing

hairbrush

nailbrush

paintbrush

🖌️

scrubbing brush

sweep

crew cut

light touch

shoebrush

brushy

duster

Synonyms

brossage

blaireau

🦡

chiffon

cuite

effaceur

gomme

brosse à cheveux

gomme à effacer

ramasse-miettes

Gomme à effacer

balayer

efface

Translations

Bürste

cepillo

spazzola

borstel

escova

raspall

fırça

pennello

havlêk

rînek

βούρτσα

brocha

🖌️

escombreta

firçe

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bʁɔs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: brosse

Inherited from Old French: broche

In summary

From Middle French brosse, from Old French broce, brosse, broisse (“brushwood, brush”), of unknown origin. Probably cognate with Catalan brossa and possibly with various other Romance words. Theories include:
* From Vulgar Latin *broccia, from Proto-Celtic *wroikos (“heather”).
* From Vulgar Latin *bruscia, itself from Latin brūscum (“knot, excrescence on a tree”), or Proto-Germanic *bruskaz (“underbrush”), or a confluence of these.
* From Vulgar Latin *brustia, from Frankish *bursti, from Proto-Germanic *burstiz (“bristle”). This is considered least likely, because the Germanic word does not have the sense “brushwood” while the Romance word does not have the sense “bristle”.