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

• “broza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “broza” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “broza” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Etymology

From Occitan brossa (“brushwood”).

Noun

broza f (plural brozas)

1. brushwood

Further reading

• “broza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014