Dutch
Masculine

brok

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  1. (masculine, neuter) a scrap, remnant of shattering
  2. (in-plural, informal, masculine, neuter) damage, harm, wreckage, pieces (as a consequence of an accident)
  3. (masculine, neuter) a lump, chunk, piece
  4. (in-plural, masculine, neuter) a dry, lumpy form of pet food

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C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/brɔk/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch
broc
Inherited from Old Dutch
*bruk
In summary

From Middle Dutch broc (“broken piece”), from Old Dutch *bruk, from Proto-Germanic *brukka-, *brukiz (“breakable”).

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