broca

== Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈbɾo̞.kə] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈbɾɔ.kə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈbɾɔ.ka] === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Vulgar Latin brocca, from broccus (“having projecting teeth”). ==== Noun ==== broca f (plural broques) honing steel twist drill, drill bit square tack ===== Derived terms ===== embrocar ===== Related terms ===== broc ===== Descendants ===== → Portuguese: broca ==== Further reading ==== Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “broca”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) “broca”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “broca”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== broca inflection of brocar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Galician == === Etymology === Attested since the 14th century (the derivative abrocamento since circa 1300). Ultimately from Latin broccus (“having protruding teeth”). Cognate with Portuguese broca, Spanish broca, Catalan broca, French broche. Doublet of broche, from French. Josep Coromines considered that the Spanish form, attested in Aragon since circa 1350, derived from Catalan (the inherited form would be *brueca) but this proposal is superfluous for Galician or Portuguese. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɾɔka̝/ === Noun === broca f (plural brocas) (archaic) brooch Synonym: broche (archaic) stud (protruding knob) c1350, Kelvin M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", page 296: drill bit (molluscs) piddock (Pholas dactylus) Synonym: folada (molluscs) shipworm (Teredo navalis) woodworm Synonym: couza metallic protruding part used for guiding the key into the keyhole Synonym: espigo ==== Derived terms ==== abrocamento brocal === Adjective === broca feminine singular of broco === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “broca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “broca”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “broca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “broca”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “broca”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔkɐ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed Catalan broca, from Latin broccus. Doublet of broche. ==== Noun ==== broca f (plural brocas) drill bit, drill bit borer, auger === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== broca inflection of brocar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “broca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “broca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Catalan broca. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɾoka/ [ˈbɾo.ka] Rhymes: -oka Syllabification: bro‧ca === Noun === broca f (plural brocas) drill bit === References === === Further reading === “broca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025