broccoli英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable. countable,uncountable

— You can also get oriental broccolis such as kailaan and nabana, which are easy to grow and really tasty.
plural of broccolo form-of,plural
Marijuana. US,countable,slang,uncountable

— I be smokin' broccoli, mama told me eat my veggies

词形变化

broccolis plural broccoli plural broccolo alternative,rare brocoli alternative,archaic brockely alternative,obsolete broccolo alternative,rare brocoli alternative,archaic brockely alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词

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

词源

词源 1

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.

词源 2

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.