"bruco" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbru.ko/ Forms: bruchi [plural]
Rhymes: -uko Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin brūchus, from Ancient Greek βροῦκος (broûkos). Compare Portuguese bruco. Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|la-lat|brūchus}} Borrowed from Late Latin brūchus, {{der|it|grc|βροῦκος}} Ancient Greek βροῦκος (broûkos), {{cog|pt|bruco}} Portuguese bruco Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} bruco m (plural bruchi)
  1. grub, caterpillar Tags: masculine Synonyms: larva Related terms: falena [feminine], farfalla [feminine]
    Sense id: en-bruco-it-noun-9LaRX394
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈbru.ko/
Rhymes: -uko Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} bruco
  1. first-person singular present indicative of brucare Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: brucare
    Sense id: en-bruco-it-verb-V8nqroTJ Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Insects Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Insects: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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