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brongoch

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From bron (breast) +‎ coch (red).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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brongoch (feminine singular brongoch, plural brongochion, equative brongoched, comparative brongochach, superlative brongochaf)

  1. red-breasted

Noun

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brongoch m or f (plural brongochiaid)

  1. robin, redbreast (Erithacus rubecula)
    Synonyms: robin goch, robin, bronrhuddyn, cochgam, rhuddog

Further reading

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “brongoch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies