brocha

See also: brochą

English

Etymology

From the Ashkenazic pronunciation, as represented in Yiddish ברכה (brokhe).

Noun

brocha (plural brochos)

1. Alternative form of berakhah.

Anagrams

• broach, Chorba, Broach, Orbach, chorba

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: brochas, brochât

Verb

brocha

1. third-person singular past historic of brocher

Galician

Etymology 1

Circa 1433. From Old French broche (“pin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɔt͡ʃa̝/

Noun

brocha f (plural brochas)

1. pin, brooch

   Synonym: broche

   • post 1433, Antonio López Ferreiro (ed.), Historia de la Santa A. M. Iglesia de Santiago de Compostela, XI, nº Adicións-1.1, page 92:

     ano XXXIII a onze de março o vicario afonso fernandes et o thesoureiro esteuoo fernandes tomaron a gomes coton tres brochas de prata que andauan enas capas as quaes foron para apostar os bordoos

     year 33, march eleven, the vicar Afonso Fernandes and the treasurer Estevo Fernandes took from Gomes Cotón three silver pins that were with the cloaks, and they were used to adorn the staves

2. bolt (used, for example, to fix the mobile parts of a yoke)
3. tacks used by shoemakers

   Synonym: chatola

Related terms

• abrochar
• broche

Etymology 2

From French brouche, dialectal variant of brosse. Compare English brush.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɔt͡ʃa̝/

Noun

brocha f (plural brochas)

1. paintbrush, brush

   Synonym: pincel

References

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

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

brocha

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Clipping of brosza + -cha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɔ.xa/
• Rhymes: -ɔxa
• Syllabification: bro‧cha

Noun

brocha f

1. augmentative of brosza

Declension

Declension of brocha

	singular	plural
nominative	brocha	brochy
genitive	brochy	broch
dative	brosze	brochom
accusative	brochę	brochy
instrumental	brochą	brochami
locative	brosze	brochach
vocative	brocho	brochy

Further reading

• brocha in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• (nonstandard) broxa

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɔ.ʃɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɔ.ʃɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɔ.ʃa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɔ.ʃɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɔ.ʃɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɔ.t͡ʃɐ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French broche. Doublet of broche.

Noun

brocha f (plural brochas)

1. paintbrush, brush
2. broach

Etymology 2

Verb

brocha

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

Further reading

• “brocha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “brocha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾot͡ʃa/ [ˈbɾo.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -otʃa
• Syllabification: bro‧cha

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French brouche, dialectal variant of brosse. Compare English brush.

Noun

brocha f (plural brochas)

1. paintbrush, brush (usually thicker than a pincel)

Descendants

• → Catalan: brotxa
• → Cebuano: brotsa
• → Tagalog: brotsa

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

brocha

1. feminine singular of brocho

Further reading

• “brocha”, 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