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broccoli en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɹɑk.li/ (General-American)
• /ˈbɹɔk.ə.liː/ (Australia)
• /ˈbɹɒk(ə)li/ (Canada)
• /broˈkoː.liː/ (India)
• /ˈbɹɒk(ə)lɪ/ (dialectal)
• /brɒˈkoː.liː/ (India)
• /ˈbɹɔk.ə.lɑe/ (Australia, nonstandard)
• /ˈbɹɑ.kə.li/ (General-American)
• (US) audio
• /ˈbɹɒk.ə.li/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈbrɔːk.(ə).liː/ (India)

Etymology

First attested in 1699, Italian broccoli, plural of broccolo (“cabbage sprout, head”), diminutive of brocco (“shoot, sprout”) (which is also the origin of brocade), from Latin broccus (“pointed, sharp, projecting; buck-toothed”), possibly of Gaulish origin, related to Proto-Celtic *brokkos (“badger”) or Proto-Celtic *brozdos (“tip, point”) (compare Scottish Gaelic brog (“pointed instrument, awl”), Welsh procio (“thrust, poke”), Old English brord (“point, spike”)). More at brochure, brad.

Meanings

1. (form-of, plural) plural of broccolo
   form of broccolo
2. (countable, uncountable) A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.
   • You can also get oriental broccolis such as kailaan and nabana, which are easy to grow and really tasty. 2010, Sven Wombwell, Allotment Gardening For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, Growing Oriental Leaf Vegetables
   • Examples of leafy vegetables are broccoli, spinach, celery, and chicory. 2013, Anselm Anyoha, MD, How Broccoli-Head Lost Thirty Pounds: A Handbook for Healthy Living, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 83:
3. (US, countable, slang, uncountable) Marijuana.
   • I be smokin' broccoli, mama told me eat my veggies 2014, “Kodak Black”, in Heart Of The Projects, performed by Skrilla:
   • All I want is cottage, roll a cigar full of broccoli 2017, “T-Shirt”, in Culture, performed by Migos:

Forms

Deriveds

broccoli cut · broccoloid · broccoli hair · broccolini · baby broccoli · broccoli rape · Aztec broccoli · Chinese broccoli · broccoli haircut · broccolilike · broccoli raab · superbroccoli · broccoflower · broccoli rabe

Descendants

บรอกโคลี · ブロッコリー

Hypernyms

crucifer

Relateds

brocade

Synonyms

bud · ganja · greenery · trees · dank · herb · hash · choof · devil's lettuce · weed · marihoochie · dope · cannabis · pot · sensimillia · mull · yarndie · boo · doja · grass · Texas tea · MJ · doobage · Mary Jane · benj · ganj · djamba · green · sensimilla · zaza · method · reefer · tea · zombie · hemp · wacky tobaccy · daccha · broccoli · bhang · sens · shit · sweetleaf · Mary Joanna · muggle · mezz · twig · cheeba · buddha · hashish · marijuana · endo · puff · gage

Translations (94)

vi bông cải xanh (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · mt brokkola (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · yi בראָקאָלי (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · ms brokoli (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · mr ब्रॉकोली (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · fo brokkoli (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · id brokoli (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · hi हरी गोभी (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · cmn 西蘭花 /西兰花 (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · aeb برُوكلُو (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · ko 브로콜리 (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · tr brokoli (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · cmn 綠花椰菜 /绿花椰菜 (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · lv brokoļi (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · mk броколи (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · ka ბროკოლი (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · es brócul (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · gd brocail (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · an bróquil (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · tr yeşil karnabahar (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · acw بروكلي (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · sh brokula (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · fi brokkoli (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · hy բրոկկոլի (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · nn brokkoli (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · it broccoli (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · ro broccoli (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · he בְּרוֹקוֹלִי (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · ota قرنابیت (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · bg бро́коли (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · da broccoli (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · es brócoli (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · nl broccoli (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · es bróquil (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · ar بْرُكُولِي (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · kl broccolit (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · ja 緑花野菜 (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · kw broklos (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · mk брокола (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · pl brokuł (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · cmn 青花菜 (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · pt brócolis (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · et brokoli (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · nb brokkoli (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · el μπρόκολο (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · nrf brécolîn (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · gl brócoli (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · ru бро́кколи (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · cs brokolice (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · af broccoli (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · grc κραμβοσπάραγον (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · et spargelkapsas (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · ja 芽花野菜 (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · es brócol (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · hu brokkoli (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · hi ब्रोकोली (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · tl brokuli (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · fr brocoli (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · es brécol (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · et asparkapsas (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · es bróculi (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · vo sparagabrasid (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · fa کلم بروکلی (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · th บรอกโคลี (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · is brokkolí (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · ar بْرُوكُلِي (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · ca bròcoli (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · sv broccoli (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · fi parsakaali (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · gd càl-broillein (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · ga brocailí (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · cmn 西藍花 /西蓝花 (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · nan-hbl 青花菜 (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · sl brokoli (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · eo brokolo (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · hsb brokoli (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · arz بروكلي (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · it broccolo (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · uk бро́колі (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · cmn 綠菜花 /绿菜花 (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · mi puananī (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · nv chʼil dootłʼizh (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · hak 青花菜 (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · de Brokkoli (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · mi porokari (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · is spergilkál (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · lt brokolis (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · cy brocoli (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · be бро́калі (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · ja ブロッコリー (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · yue 百加利 (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · rm broccoli (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · yue 西蘭花 /西兰花 (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) · nv chʼilzooł (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica)