brocken

German

Etymology

From Middle High German brocken, from Old High German brocchōn, from Proto-West Germanic *brekan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʁɔkən/, [ˈbʁɔkn̩]
  • Hyphenation: bro‧cken
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Verb

brocken (weak, third-person singular present brockt, past tense brockte, past participle gebrockt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to break (into pieces)
  2. (Southern Germany, Austria) to pick (e.g. fruit)

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