broma

broma

See also: bromā

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βρῶμα (brôma, “food”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹəʊmə/

Noun

broma

1. (medicine, obsolete) aliment; food[1].
2. A light form of prepared cocoa, or the drink made from it.

References

1. 1839, Robley Dunglison, “BROMA”, in Medical Lexicon. A New Dictionary of Medical Science, […], 2nd edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, successors to Carey and Co., OCLC 6188056:

• broma in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

• Bomar, RAMBO, Rambo, rambo

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾo.mə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾo.ma/

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek βρῶμα (brôma, “food, shipworm, cavity”). Semantic connection is uncertain.

Noun

broma f (plural bromes)

1. joke, practical joke

   Va fer una broma i tothom va riure. ― He (or she) played a joke and everyone laughed.

   Synonym: burla

Derived terms

• en broma, de broma (“joking, kidding, as a joke”)

Etymology 2

From Latin brūma.

Noun

broma f (plural bromes)

1. fog or mist

   Sempre hi ha broma a aquesta zona. ― There's always fog in this area.

   Synonym: boira

Usage notes

in the sense of fog or mist, boira is more usual than broma.

Derived terms

• brom
• bromall
• bromera
• bromós

 

Further reading

• “broma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁɔ.ma/
• Homophones: bromas, bromât

Verb

broma

1. third-person singular past historic of bromer

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Irish

Noun

broma m

1. genitive singular of broim (“fart”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
broma	bhroma	mbroma
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “broma”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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Latvian

Noun

broma m

1. genitive singular form of broms

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Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian brom.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈproːma/

Noun

brōma

1. bromine

Inflection

Even a-stem, no gradation
Nominative	brōma
Genitive	brōma
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	brōma	brōmat
Accusative	brōma	brōmaid
Genitive	brōma	brōmaid
Illative	brōmii	brōmaide
Locative	brōmas	brōmain
Comitative	brōmain	brōmaiguin
Essive	brōman
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person brōman brōmame brōmamet 2nd person brōmat brōmade brōmadet 3rd person brōmas brōmaska brōmaset

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

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Spanish

broma (3)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βρῶμα (brôma, “food, shipworm, cavity”). Semantic connection is uncertain. Compare Sicilian bromu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾoma/ [ˈbɾo.ma]

• Audio (Colombia)

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• Rhymes: -oma
• Syllabification: bro‧ma

Noun

broma f (plural bromas)

1. joke, prank, practical joke

   Hizo una broma y todos se rieron.

   He made a joke and everyone laughed.

   Synonyms: burla, chiste, guasa, mofa

2. banter (plural)
3. (zoology) shipworm

   Synonym: teredo

Derived terms

• bromas las justas
• bromear
• bromista
• de broma
• en broma
• entre bromas y veras
• ni de broma

 

Further reading

• “broma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• broma on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es
• broma (molusco) on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

Anagrams

• bramo
• bramó