brocco

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) thorn, stick
2. (masculine, plural-normally) olive tree bud produced when flowering
3. (masculine) pruned stump of a branch
4. (masculine) center point of a shield
5. (broadly, masculine) center of a target
6. (archaic, masculine) curl that occurs during weaving of a brocade

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of broccare

Concepts

bull

bull’s eye

jade

mediocrity

moke

nag

stick

second-rater

Synonyms

mediocre

ronzino

schiappa

legnetto

brenna

bucefalo

Translations

rejet

empoté

brindille

bon à rien

Mähre

Schindmähre

Zosse

🐴

κοτσάνι

canasson

🐴

rosse

bourrin

haridelle

médiocrité

rossinante

taureau

Hyphenated as

bròc‧co

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbrɔk.ko/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin broccus (“protruding (of the teeth)”), of Gaulish origin, related to Irish brog (“awl”).