broccoli
nounUK /ˈbɹɒk.ə.li/ · US /ˈbɹɑ.kə.li/
Etymology 1699, Italian broccoli, plural of broccolo (“cabbage sprout, head”), diminutive of brocco (“shoot, sprout”) (which is also the origin of brocade), from Latin broccus (“pointed, sharp, projecting; buck-toothed”), possibly of Gaulish origin, related to Proto-Celtic *brokkos (“badger”) or Proto-Celtic *brozdos (“tip, point”) (compare Scottish Gaelic brog (“pointed instrument, awl”), Welsh procio (“thrust, poke”), Old English brord (“point, spike”)). More at brochure, brad.
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A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.
- You can also get oriental broccolis such as kailaan and nabana, which are easy to grow and really tasty.2010, Sven Wombwell, Allotment Gardening For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, Growing Oriental Leaf Vegetables
- Examples of leafy vegetables are broccoli, spinach, celery, and chicory.2013, Anselm Anyoha, MD, How Broccoli-Head Lost Thirty Pounds: A Handbook for Healthy Living, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 83:
- I be smokin' broccoli, mama told me eat my veggies2014, “Kodak Black”, in Heart Of The Projects, performed by Skrilla:
- All I want is cottage, roll a cigar full of broccoli2017, “T-Shirt”, in Culture, performed by Migos:
- Derived terms
- Aztec broccoli, baby broccoli, broccoflower, broccoli cut, broccoli hair, broccoli haircut, broccolilike, broccolini, broccoli raab, broccoli rabe, broccoli rape, broccoloid, Chinese broccoli, superbroccoli
- Related terms
- brocade