brocha

• Homophones: brochas, brochât

brocha

1. third-person singular past historic of brocher

Circa 1433. From Old French broche (“pin”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɔt͡ʃa̝/

brocha f (plural brochas)

1. pin, brooch

   Synonym: broche

   • post 1433, Antonio López Ferreiro (ed.), Historia de la Santa A. M. Iglesia de Santiago de Compostela, XI, nº Adicións-1.1, page 92:

     ano XXXIII a onze de março o vicario afonso fernandes et o thesoureiro esteuoo fernandes tomaron a gomes coton tres brochas de prata que andauan enas capas as quaes foron para apostar os bordoos

     year 33, march eleven, the vicar Afonso Fernandes and the treasurer Estevo Fernandes took from Gomes Cotón three silver pins that were with the cloaks, and they were used to adorn the staves

2. bolt (used, for example, to fix the mobile parts of a yoke)
3. tacks used by shoemakers

   Synonym: chatola

• abrochar
• broche

From French brouche, dialectal variant of brosse.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɔt͡ʃa̝/

brocha f (plural brochas)

1. paintbrush, brush

   Synonym: pincel

• “brocha” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “brocha” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “brocha” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “brocha” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

brocha

1. third-person singular present indicative of brochar
2. second-person singular imperative of brochar

brocha m (plural brochas)

1. (slang) a man who fails to get or maintain a penile erection

From French brouche, dialectical variant of brosse

brocha f (plural brochas)

1. paintbrush, brush

brocha

1. Feminine singular of adjective brocho.