brusc

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾusk/

brusc (feminine brusca, masculine plural bruscs or bruscos, feminine plural brusques)

1. brusque (rudely abrupt)

• bruscament
• brusquedat

• “brusc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Probably from Late Latin *bruscus, from Latin rūscus or rūscum. Compare Catalan brusc, Italian brusco, French brusque, Spanish brusco.

brusc

1. rude
2. offhanded
3. brusque

From Occitan brusc, from Italian brusco

• IPA^(key): /bʁysk/

brusc m (plural bruscs)

1. (dated, vernacular) butcher's broom (and other plants in the genus Ruscus)
2. (regional) a type of heather used in making brooms
3. (dated, vernacular) gorse

• (genus Ruscus): fragon

• IPA^(key): /bɾysk/

brusc m (plural brusques)

1. beehive (home of bees)

From Italian brusco

brusc m (feminine singular brusca, masculine plural brusques, feminine plural bruscas)

1. brusque

brusc m (plural brusques)

1. A variety of heather

Borrowed from French brusque.

• IPA^(key): /brusk/

brusc m or n (feminine singular bruscă, masculine plural bruști, feminine and neuter plural bruște)

1. sudden