bruco

See also: brucò

Aragonese

Alternative forms

• brueco

Etymology

From Early Medieval Latin brūcus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾuko/
• Rhymes: -uko
• Syllabification: bru‧co

Noun

bruco m

1. heath

References

• Diccionario ortografico de l'aragonés (Seguntes la PO de l'EFA)
• “brezo”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbru.ko/
• Rhymes: -uko
• Hyphenation: brù‧co

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin brūchus, from Ancient Greek βροῦκος (broûkos). Compare Portuguese bruco.

Noun

bruco m (plural bruchi)

1. grub, caterpillar

   Synonym: larva

See also

• falena f
• farfalla f

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bruco

1. first-person singular present indicative of brucare

Further reading

• bruco (larva) on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Anagrams

• Crobu

Latin

Noun

brūcō

1. dative/ablative singular of brūcus

References

• bruco in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin brūchus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾu.ku/

• Hyphenation: bru‧co

Noun

bruco m (plural brucos)

1. caterpillar