brocha
Portuguese, noun/ˈbɾɔ.ʃɐ/
brocha is spelled B-R-O-C-H-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese, the 79,437th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brocha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “paintbrush, brush” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of brochar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “espécie de pincel composto de pelos animais (ou outros tipos de filamentos) aparados em formas estabelecidas…”.
What does brocha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepaintbrush, brush
- 2
femininebroach
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. espécie de pincel composto de pelos animais (ou outros tipos de filamentos) aparados em formas estabelecidas, que serve para misturar e espalhar tintas e outros líquidos, e de um cabo geralmente de madeira 2. fecho metálico de livros ou pastas 3. prego pequeno de cabeça achatada 4. pincel grande, de pelos ordinários, empregado em caiação e noutros tipos de pintura pouco apurada
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of brocha
- brochas plural
- broxa alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce brocha?
- Brazil /ˈbɾɔ.ʃɐ/
- Portugal /ˈbɾɔ.ʃɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to brocha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is brocha in Portuguese?
brocha appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).