Definition
A combining form or prefix derived from Greek meaning 'to break' or relating to 'bronchus,' used in medical and scientific terminology.
Etymology
From Greek 'brochos' (noose or loop) and 'brachein' (to break). Used primarily as a combining form in modern medical terminology since the 19th century.
Kelly Says
This Greek root appears in words like 'bronchitis' and 'bronchoconstriction,' showing how ancient languages gave doctors a toolkit to describe what happens inside the lungs—the words literally describe the anatomy's structure and function.
Translations
ARالعربية
بروسلي
broo-selee
BNবাংলা
ব্রোকোলি
bro-ko-lee
CACatalà
broccolí
bro-kol-ee
CSČeština
brokolice
bro-ko-lee-ce
DADansk
broccoli
bro-ko-lee
ELΕλληνικά
μπρόκολο
bro-ko-lo
FAفارسی
بروکلی
bro-koo-lee
FISuomi
brokoli
bro-ko-lee
FRFrançais
brocho
bro-cho
HEעברית
ברוקולי
bro-ko-lee
HIहिन्दी
ब्रोकोली
bro-ko-lee
HUMagyar
brokkoli
bro-ko-lee
IDBahasa Indonesia
brokoli
bro-ko-lee
ITItaliano
broccolo
bro-kol-lo
MSBahasa Melayu
brokoli
bro-ko-lee
MYမြန်မာ
brokoli
bro-ko-lee
NLNederlands
broccoli
bro-ko-lee
NONorsk
brokkoli
bro-ko-lee
PTPortuguês
brocho
bro-cho
RORomână
broccoli
bro-ko-lee
RUРусский
брокколи
brokko-lee
SVSvenska
broccoli
bro-ko-lee
SWKiswahili
brokoli
bro-ko-lee
TAதமிழ்
பிரோக்கொலிய
pro-ko-lee-ya
TEతెలుగు
బ్రోకొలి
bro-ko-lee
THไทย
บรอกโคลี่
bro-ko-lee
TRTürkçe
brokoli
bro-ko-lee
UKУкраїнська
брокколі
brokko-lee
URاردو
بروکلی
bro-koo-lee
VITiếng Việt
broccoli
bro-ko-lee
ZUZU
ibrokholi
ee-bro-ko-lee