"brockle" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /bɹɑːkəl/ Forms: more brockle [comparative], most brockle [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɑːkəl Etymology: Uncertain: possibly from Scots, Back-formation from broccoli. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{der|en|sco|-}} Scots, {{back-form|en|broccoli}} Back-formation from broccoli Head templates: {{en-adj}} brockle (comparative more brockle, superlative most brockle)
  1. Of food odors: malodorous, flatulent, pungent: smelling of sulfur, hydrogen sulfide, or hydrogen disulfide. Categories (topical): Smell
    Sense id: en-brockle-en-adj-a18XzT6N Disambiguation of Smell: 72 28 Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Pennsylvania German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English back-formations: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 64 36 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pennsylvania German entries with incorrect language header: 49 29 19 3
  2. Of animals: variegated, speckled, multicolored; usually used in the phrase brockle-faced.
    Sense id: en-brockle-en-adj-dQwotXca Categories (other): English back-formations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 53 47

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