brusca

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

brusca f sg

1. feminine singular of brusc

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbru.ska/
• Rhymes: -uska
• Hyphenation: brù‧sca

Etymology 1

From Late Latin bruscus (“butcher's broom”).

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

Deverbal from bruscare (“to burn, toast”) +‎ -a.

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Further reading

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

Adjective

brusca

1. feminine singular of brusco

Etymology

Borrowed from French brusquer.

Verb

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

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

Etymology

Compare Italian brusca (“scrubbing brush”).

Noun

brusca f (plural bruschi)

1. scrubbing brush, especially one for grooming horses; a horsebrush

   Synonym: scupitta

References

• Traina, Antonino (1868) “brusca”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 569
• Mortillaro, Vincenzo (1862) “brùsca”, in Nuovo vocabolario siciliano-italiano (in Italian), page 119

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾuska/ [ˈbɾus.ka]
• Rhymes: -uska
• Syllabification: brus‧ca

Adjective

brusca

1. feminine singular of brusco

Anagrams

• buscar, cubras