brusc

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈbɾusk]

brusc (feminine brusca, masculine plural bruscs or bruscos, feminine plural brusques)

1. brusque (rudely abrupt)

• bruscament
• brusquedat

• “brusc”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Probably from Vulgar Latin *bruscus, from Latin rūscus or rūscum. Compare Catalan brusc, Italian brusco, French brusque, Spanish brusco.

brusc

1. rude
2. offhanded
3. brusque

Borrowed from Occitan brusc, from Italian brusco. Doublet of brusque.

• IPA^(key): /bʁysk/

brusc m (plural bruscs)

1. (dated, vernacular) butcher's broom (and other plants in the genus Ruscus)
2. (regional) a type of heather used in making brooms
3. (dated, vernacular) gorse

• (genus Ruscus): fragon

• IPA^(key): /bɾysk/

brusc m (plural brusques)

1. beehive (home of bees)

From Italian brusco.

brusc m (feminine singular brusca, masculine plural brusques, feminine plural bruscas)

1. brusque

brusc m (plural brusques)

1. A variety of heather

Borrowed from French brusque.

• IPA^(key): /brusk/

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brusc m or n (feminine singular bruscă, masculine plural bruști, feminine and neuter plural bruște)

1. sudden