broquel
Portuguese, noun/bɾoˈkɛw/
broquel is spelled B-R-O-Q-U-E-L (7 letters) and appears about once in every 52 million words in written Portuguese, the 203,084th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Broquel is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “buckler (a small type of shield)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “antigo escudo pequeno”.
What does broquel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebuckler (a small type of shield)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. antigo escudo pequeno 2. proteção 3. tábua em que o pedreiro segura a cal que vai atirando à parede
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 broquel
- broquéis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce broquel?
- Brazil /bɾoˈkɛw/
- Brazil [bɾoˈkɛʊ̯]
- Portugal /bɾuˈkɛl/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to broquel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is broquel in Portuguese?
broquel appears about once in every 52 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).