bruco

See also: brucò

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbru.ko/
Rhymes: -uko
Hyphenation: brù‧co

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin brūchus, from Ancient Greek βροῦκος (broûkos).[1] Compare Portuguese bruco.

Noun

bruco m (plural bruchi)

grub, caterpillar
Synonym: larva

See also

falena f
farfalla f

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bruco

first-person singular present indicative of brucare

Further reading

bruco (larva) on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

References

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

Anagrams

Crobu

Latin

Noun

brūcō

dative/ablative singular of brūcus

References

bruco in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin brūchus.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɾu.ku/

Noun

bruco m (plural brucos)

caterpillar

References

“bruco” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.

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