brecco

Italian

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly akin to German Brache (“fallow”). For semantics, compare Albanian fëng (“Chrysopogon gryllus; uncultivated land”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbrek.ko/
  • Rhymes: -ekko
  • Hyphenation: bréc‧co

Noun

brecco m (plural brecchi)

  1. (Tuscany) Synonym of erba da spazzola (“Chrysopogon gryllus”)

Further reading
  • brecco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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