"broccolo" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbrɔk.ko.lo/ Forms: broccoli [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔkkolo Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *brokkos Gaulish *brokkosbor.? Latin broccus Italian brocco Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Italian -olo Italian broccolo From brocco (“shoot, sprout”) + -olo (which is also the origin of brocade), from Latin broccus (“projecting, pointed”), of Gaulish origin, related to Gaelic brog (“awl”). Cognate with Sicilian vròcculu. Etymology templates: {{etymon|it|:af|brocco<t:shoot, sprout>|-olo<id:small>|tree=+}} Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *brokkos Gaulish *brokkosbor.? Latin broccus Italian brocco Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Italian -olo Italian broccolo, {{af|it|brocco<t:shoot, sprout>|-olo<id:small>}} brocco (“shoot, sprout”) + -olo, {{uder|it|la|broccus||projecting, pointed}} Latin broccus (“projecting, pointed”), {{uder|it|cel-gau|-}} Gaulish, {{cog|scn|vròcculu}} Sicilian vròcculu Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} broccolo m (plural broccoli)
  1. broccoli Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-broccolo-it-noun-Bn2DZCpF Categories (other): Pages with etymology trees, Italian entries with etymology trees, Italian terms suffixed with -olo (small), Italian undefined derivations, Crucifers, Vegetables Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 46 46 8 Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymology trees: 85 15 Disambiguation of Italian terms suffixed with -olo (small): 58 42 Disambiguation of Italian undefined derivations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Crucifers: 82 18 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 92 8
  2. (figurative) stupid person Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-broccolo-it-noun-5gPDbrQO Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian terms suffixed with -olo (small) Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Italian terms suffixed with -olo (small): 58 42

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "ca",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "bròquil"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "broccolo"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
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    }
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      },
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      "args": {
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      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "broccus",
        "4": "",
        "5": "projecting, pointed"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin broccus (“projecting, pointed”)",
      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "cel-gau",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Gaulish",
      "name": "uder"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
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    "bròc‧co‧lo"
  ],
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        "bròc‧co‧lo"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
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      "id": "en-broccolo-it-noun-Bn2DZCpF",
      "links": [
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      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
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          "_dis": "58 42",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "stupid person"
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) stupid person"
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbrɔk.ko.lo/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔkkolo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "broccolo"
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    "Italian lemmas",
    "Italian masculine nouns",
    "Italian nouns",
    "Italian terms derived from Gaulish",
    "Italian terms derived from Latin",
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      "lang_code": "ca",
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        "borrowed"
      ],
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    },
    {
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      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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    {
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      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "broccus",
        "4": "",
        "5": "projecting, pointed"
      },
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      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "cel-gau",
        "3": "-"
      },
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      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "vròcculu"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "broccoli",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "broccolo m (plural broccoli)",
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  "hyphenation": [
    "bròc‧co‧lo"
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    {
      "parts": [
        "bròc‧co‧lo"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "broccoli"
      ],
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        [
          "broccoli",
          "broccoli"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "stupid person"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) stupid person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbrɔk.ko.lo/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔkkolo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "broccolo"
}

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