bruco

bruco

See also: brucò

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin brūchus, from Ancient Greek βροῦκος (broûkos).[1] 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

References

1. bruco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• Crobu

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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)

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin brūchus.[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾu.ku/

Noun

bruco m (plural brucos)

1. caterpillar

References

1. “bruco” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.