broza

Galician

(cut) broza

Etymology

Obscure. Perhaps from a Proto-Celtic collective *wroikyā, from *wroikos (“heather”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɔθa̝/, /ˈbɾoθa̝/

Noun

broza f (plural brozas)

1. brushwood, undergrowth
2. fib

Derived terms

• brozada
• desbrozar
• desbrozadora

Related terms

• brosa

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “broza”, 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), “broza”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “broza”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Etymology

From Occitan brossa (“brushwood”).

Noun

broza f (plural brozas)

1. brushwood

Further reading

• “broza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16