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brocail

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Scottish Gaelic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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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

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brocail m

  1. broccoli
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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broc (badger) +‎ -ail (adjective suffix)

Adjective

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brocail (comparative brocaile)

  1. badgerlike; pertaining to badgers

Mutation

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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

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brocail” in Am Faclair Beag - Scottish Gaelic Dictionary.

brocail” in Am Faclair Beag - Scottish Gaelic Dictionary.