brusca

See also: Brusca

Catalan

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

brusca f sg

1. 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”))

1. scrubbing brush
2. synonym of coda cavallina
3. stubble or dried-up twig

Derived terms

• bruscare

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2025), “brusque”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *buskaz, with influence from brusco.

Noun

brusca f (plural brusche, diminutive bruschétta)

1. (obsolete) straw
2. (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)

1. (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

1. feminine singular of brusco

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

brusca

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

Further reading

• brusca¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Adjective

brusca

1. feminine singular of brusco

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French brusquer.

Verb

a brusca (third-person singular present bruschează, past participle bruscat) 1st conjugation

1. to shove
2. (transitive) to rush (an operation)

Conjugation

    conjugation of brusca (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a brusca
gerund			bruscând
past participle			bruscat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	bruschez	bruschezi	bruschează	bruscăm	bruscați	bruschează
	imperfect	bruscam	bruscai	brusca	bruscam	bruscați	bruscau
	simple perfect	bruscai	bruscași	bruscă	bruscarăm	bruscarăți	bruscară
	pluperfect	bruscasem	bruscaseși	bruscase	bruscaserăm	bruscaserăți	bruscaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să bruschez	să bruschezi	să bruscheze	să bruscăm	să bruscați	să bruscheze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		bruschează			bruscați
	negative		nu brusca			nu bruscați

Sicilian

Etymology

Compare Italian brusca (“scrubbing brush”).

Noun

brusca f (plural bruschi)

1. 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

1. feminine singular of brusco

Anagrams

• buscar, cubras