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broccoli

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Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
18
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈbɹɒ.kə.li/ (UK)
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/ˈbɹɒ.kə.li/ (UK) · /ˈbɹɑ.kə.li/ (US) · /ˈbɹɑk.li/ (US) · /ˈbɹɔ.kə.liː/ · /ˈbɹɔ.kə.lɑe/ · /ˈbɹɒk(ə)li/ · /ˈbɹɒk(ə)lɪ/ · /ˈbrɔk(ɵ)li/ · /brɵˈkoli/

Definition of broccoli

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.
    “You can also get oriental broccolis such as kailaan and nabana, which are easy to grow and really tasty.”
    “Examples of leafy vegetables are broccoli, spinach, celery, and chicory.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.
    “You can also get oriental broccolis such as kailaan and nabana, which are easy to grow and really tasty.”
    “Examples of leafy vegetables are broccoli, spinach, celery, and chicory.”
  2. (US, countable, slang, uncountable)Marijuana.
    “I be smokin' broccoli, mama told me eat my veggies”
    “All I want is cottage, roll a cigar full of broccoli”
  3. (form-of, plural)plural of broccolo

name

  1. A surname from Italian.

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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…

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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.

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