broca

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbɾɔ.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbɾɔ.ka]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin brocca, from broccus (“having projecting teeth”).

Noun

broca f (plural broques)

1. honing steel
2. twist drill, drill bit
3. square tack

Derived terms

• embrocar

Related terms

• broc

Descendants

• → Portuguese: broca

Further reading

• “broca” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “broca”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “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

1. inflection of brocar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative