Brokkoli

See also: brokkoli

German

Alternative forms

  • Broccoli (alternative standard, now less common)
  • Brocoli, Brokoli (obsolete or misspelling)

Etymology

18th century, from Italian broccoli, which see. The usual pronunciation with a long /oː/ is perhaps influenced by the French spelling brocoli, formerly also found in German texts.

The sense of "marijuana" originated from a widely mocked quote said by the former German federal drug commissioner Daniela Ludwig at a press conferrence in 2020.[1]

"Nur weil Alkohol gefährlich ist, unbestritten, ist Cannabis kein Brokkoli."
Just because alcohol is undisputably dangerous doesn't mean that cannabis is broccoli.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʁɔkoli/, /ˈbʁoːkoli/
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Noun

Brokkoli m (strong, genitive Brokkolis, plural Brokkoli)

  1. broccoli
  2. (slang) marijuana

Declension

Declension of Brokkoli [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Brokkoli die Brokkoli
genitive eines des Brokkolis der Brokkoli
dative einem dem Brokkoli den Brokkoli
accusative einen den Brokkoli die Brokkoli

References

  1. ^ Video of the press conferrence on youtube.com

Further reading

  • “Brokkoli” in Duden online
  • “Brokkoli” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Noun

Brokkoli m (uncountable)

  1. broccoli
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