broquel
Spanish, noun[bɾoˈkel]
broquel is spelled B-R-O-Q-U-E-L (7 letters) and appears about once in every 46 million words in written Spanish, the 239,276th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Broquel is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “buckler (shield)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Escudo pequeño de madera, cubierto de piel, tela encerada u otra materia, con guarnición de hierro al canto…”.
What does broquel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebuckler (shield)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Escudo pequeño de madera, cubierto de piel, tela encerada u otra materia, con guarnición de hierro al canto, y una cazoleta en medio para proteger la mano que lo empuña. 2. Se usa también para referirse a los escudos en general. 3. Defensa o amparo. 4. La posición de las vergas y velas cuando se abroquela.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of broquel
- broqueles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce broquel?
- [bɾoˈkel]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is broquel in Spanish?
broquel appears about once in every 46 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).