broccoli

See also: Broccoli

English
broccoli

Etymology

1699, Italian broccoli, plural of broccolo (“cabbage sprout, head”), diminutive of brocco (“shoot, sprout”) (which is also the origin of brocade[1]), 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.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɒ.kə.li/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɑ.kə.li/, /ˈbɹɑk.li/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɒ.kə.li/
  • Audio (US)(file)

Noun

broccoli (plural broccolis or broccoli)

  1. A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.

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References
  1. “broccoli” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.

Further reading

Danish

Etymology

From the plural of Italian broccolo.

Noun

broccoli c (singular definite broccolien, plural indefinite broccoli)

  1. broccoli

Inflection
Declension of broccoli
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative broccoli broccolien broccoli broccoliene
genitive broccolis broccoliens broccolis broccolienes

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbrɔk.̚ko.li], /ˈbrɔkkoli/
  • Audio (IT)(file)

Noun

broccoli m

  1. plural of broccolo
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