brusca

== Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbɾus.kə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈbɾus.ka] === Adjective === brusca f sg feminine singular of brusc == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbrus.ka/ Rhymes: -uska Hyphenation: brù‧sca === Etymology 1 === From Late Latin bruscus (“butcher's broom”), from brucus (“heather”). ==== Noun ==== brusca f (plural brusche, diminutive bruschétta (“dry twig”) or bruschìno (“scrubbing brush”)) scrubbing brush synonym of coda cavallina stubble or dried-up twig ===== Derived terms ===== bruscare ==== References ==== Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “brusque”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Germanic *buskaz, with influence from brusco. ==== Noun ==== brusca f (plural brusche, diminutive bruschétta) (obsolete) straw (historical) a flexible, graduated ruler used by shipbuilders Synonyms: busca, (obsolete) fraschia === Etymology 3 === Deverbal from bruscare (“to burn, toast”) +‎ -a. ==== Noun ==== brusca f (plural brusche) (botany) scorch (desiccation of the apex of a leaf or shoot) Synonyms: abbruscatura, bruscatura === Etymology 4 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== brusca feminine singular of brusco === Etymology 5 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== brusca inflection of bruscare: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === brusca1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Portuguese == === Adjective === brusca feminine singular of brusco == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French brusquer. === Verb === a brusca (third-person singular present bruschează, past participle bruscat) 1st conjugation to shove (transitive) to rush (an operation) ==== Conjugation ==== == Sicilian == === Etymology === Compare Italian brusca (“scrubbing brush”). === Noun === brusca f (plural bruschi) scrubbing brush, especially one for grooming horses; a horsebrush Synonym: scupitta ==== Descendants ==== → Maltese: broxk === References === Traina, Antonino (1868), “brusca”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 569 Mortillaro, Vincenzo (1862), “brùsca”, in Nuovo vocabolario siciliano-italiano (in Italian), page 119 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɾuska/ [ˈbɾus.ka] Rhymes: -uska Syllabification: brus‧ca === Adjective === brusca feminine singular of brusco === Anagrams === buscar, cubras