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Scots
Noun
brochan
- porridge, gruel
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish brothchán (“broth, pottage, soup, gruel”), from brothach (“boiling, hot”).
Pronunciation
Noun
brochan m (genitive singular brochain, plural brochain)
- (chiefly Uist, Barra) porridge
- (Lewis) gruel (thinner than porridge)
- mess, muddle, shambles
- Rinn thu brochan dheth! ― You've made a mess of it!
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