broccoli
pronunciation
How to pronounce broccoli in British English:
UK [ˈbrɒkəli]
How to pronounce broccoli in American English:
US [ˈbrɑːkəli]
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- Noun:
- plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds
- branched green undeveloped flower heads
Word Origin
- broccoli
- broccoli: see broach
- broccoli (n.)
- 1690s, from Italian broccoli, plural of broccolo "a sprout, cabbage sprout," diminutive of brocco "shoot, protruding tooth, small nail" (see brocade (n.)).
Example
- 1. Cook them with broccoli for even greater benefits .
- 2. Blueberries , kale and broccoli seem particularly .
- 3. And broccoli and cabbage were singled out as the most protective foods .
- 4. The formula explains the repeating complexity of broccoli heads like this one .
- 5. Radioactive cesium was detected in broccoli in fukushima prefecture well above the country 's limit .