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· Proto-Celtic
*brokkos
2 English words descend from Proto-Celtic
*brokkos
, most common first.
brock
A male badger.
broccoli
A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.