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vassoura-de-bruxa

Portuguese, noun/vaˌso(w).ɾɐ.d͡ʒiˈbɾu.ʃɐ/

vassoura-de-bruxa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “witch's broom (a disease or deformity in a woody plant)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does vassoura-de-bruxa mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininewitch's broom (a disease or deformity in a woody plant)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of vassoura-de-bruxa

  • vassoura-de-bruxas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce vassoura-de-bruxa?

  • Brazil /vaˌso(w).ɾɐ.d͡ʒiˈbɾu.ʃɐ/
  • Brazil [vaˌso(ʊ̯).ɾɐ.d͡ʒiˈbɾu.ʃɐ]
  • Portugal /vɐˌso(w).ɾɐ.dɨˈbɾu.ʃɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.