broască

== Romanian == === Etymology === Probably from a Vulgar Latin root *brosca, from broscus (compare Medieval Latin bruscus), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *frosk. Compare Aromanian broascã. Compare also Albanian breshkë, Old French bruesche, Italian rospo, Milanese Lombard brosco, Ladin rusk. === Pronunciation === === Noun === broască f (plural broaște) frog lock (for a door) prickly pear ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== broască râioasă (“toad”) broască țestoasă (“tortoise”) broască de mare (“turtle”) === See also === brotac mormoloc mioarcă === References === Paliga, Sorin (2024), An Etymological Dictionary of the Romanian Language, New York: Peter Lang, →ISBN, page 200