broca

broca

Catalan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin brocca, from broccus (“having projecting teeth”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɔ.kə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɔ.ka/

Noun

broca f (plural broques)

1. honing steel
2. twist drill, drill bit
3. square tack

Derived terms

• embrocar

Related terms

• broc

Descendants

• → Portuguese: broca

Further reading

• “broca” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “broca”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “broca” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 14th century (the derivative abrocamento since circa 1300). Ultimately from Latin broccus (“having protruding teeth”). Cognate with Portuguese broca, Spanish broca, Catalan broca, French broche. Doublet of broche, from French. Josep Coromines considered that the Spanish form, attested in Aragon since circa 1350, derived from Catalan (the inherited form would be *brueca)[1] but this proposal is superfluous for Galician or Portuguese.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɔka̝/

Noun

broca f (plural brocas)

1. (archaic) brooch

   Synonym: broche

2. (archaic) stud (protruding knob)
   • c1350, Kelvin M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", page 296:.

     Despoys d'esto enbraçou hũ escudo blanco cõmo a neue, et todo orellado de rrubes et de esmeraldas fremosas et claras et de grã preçio mays a broca era de ouro fino et cõ aljofres et ourofreses et cõ pedras preçiosas.

3. drill bit
4. (molluscs) piddock (Pholas dactylus)

   Synonym: folada

5. (molluscs) shipworm (Teredo navalis)
6. woodworm

   Synonym: couza

7. metallic protruding part used for guiding the key into the keyhole

   Synonym: espigo

Derived terms

• abrocamento
• brocal

Adjective

broca

1. feminine singular of broco

References

• “broca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “broca” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “broca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “broca” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “broca” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

1. Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “broca”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɔ.kɐ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed Catalan broca, from Latin broccus. Doublet of broche.

Noun

broca f (plural brocas)

1. drill
2. bit, drill bit
3. borer, auger

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

broca

1. inflection of brocar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

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Spanish

Etymology

From Catalan broca.[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾoka/ [ˈbɾo.ka]

• Audio (Peru)

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• Rhymes: -oka
• Syllabification: bro‧ca

Noun

broca f (plural brocas)

1. drill bit

References

1. Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “broca”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

• “broca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014