broccoli
noun
- vegetable
- species of plant
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɒk.ə.li/ / /ˈbɹɑ.kə.li/ / /ˈbɹɑk.li/
name
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Broccoli.
- A surname from Italian.
noun
Etymology: 1699, Italian broccoli, plural of broccolo (“cabbage sprout, head”), diminutive of brocco (“shoot, sprout”) (which is also the origin of brocade), from Latin broccus (“pointed, sharp, projecting; buck-toothed”), possibly of Gaulish origin, related to Proto-Celtic *brokkos (“badger”) or Proto-Celtic *brozdos (“tip, point”) (compare Scottish Gaelic brog (“pointed instrument, awl”), Welsh procio (“thrust, poke”), Old English brord (“point, spike”)). More at brochure, brad.
- plural of broccolo