Dutch

Adjective

brosse

1. Inflected form of bros

French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French broche, broisse, from Vulgar Latin *bruscia from Proto-Germanic *bruskaz ‎(“underbrush”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhreus- ‎(“to swell, sprout”). Akin to Old High German brusk ("bud, sprout, sapling"; > German Brüsch ‎(“broom, brushwood”)), Middle High German bürste "brush", Old English byrst "bristle", Middle High German broz "a bud, shoot". More at bristle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁɔs/

Noun

brosse f ‎(plural brosses)

1. brush (the implement)
2. crew cut

   Haha! Tu t'es fait une brosse, tu t'es cru en 1982 ou quoi ?

Derived terms

Verb

brosse

1. first-person singular present indicative of brosser
2. third-person singular present indicative of brosser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of brosser
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of brosser
5. second-person singular imperative of brosser

Anagrams

• bosser

Interlingue

Noun

brosse

1. brush