brocail

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Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From English broccoli, from Italian broccoli, plural of broccolo (cabbage sprout, head), diminutive of brocco (shoot, sprout), from Latin broccus (pointed, sharp, projecting; buck-toothed).

Noun

brocail m

  1. broccoli
Synonyms

Etymology 2

broc (badger) +‎ -ail (adjective suffix)

Adjective

brocail (comparative brocaile)

  1. badgerlike; pertaining to badgers

Mutation

Mutation of brocail
radical lenition
brocail bhrocail

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

brocail” in Am Faclair Beag - Scottish Gaelic Dictionary.

brocail” in Am Faclair Beag - Scottish Gaelic Dictionary.