Brooch

See also: brooch

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German brāhha, which is related to brehhan (“to break”). Cognate with German Brache, Vilamovian bröch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʀoːχ/

  Homophone: brooch

Noun

Brooch f (plural Broochen)

1. fallow (unseeded or uncultivated land)

Related terms

• brooch

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “braak1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute