Etymology

brusque

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Today it means: Rudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly. Full definition →

French brusque ← Italian brusco
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brusque · adjective, verb1

  1. Italian · derived frombrusco“abrupt, sudden, brusque; brisk; eager; sour, tart; unripe; grim-looking”
  2. French · borrowed frombrusque
  3. English todaybrusque

The adjective is borrowed from French brusque, from Italian brusco (“abrupt, sudden, brusque; brisk; eager; sour, tart; unripe; grim-looking”); further etymology unknown. The verb is derived from the adjective.

Brusque · proper noun2

  1. Portuguese · borrowed fromBrusque
  2. Portuguese · borrowed fromBrusque
  3. English todayBrusque

Borrowed from Portuguese Brusque.

Brusque · proper noun3

  1. French · borrowed fromBrusque
  2. French · borrowed fromBrusque
  3. English todayBrusque

Borrowed from French Brusque.

Words from the same roots

Italianbrusco all →

Brusco

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