Meanings
plural Broca's areas
- anatomyAn area of the frontal lobe of the brain associated with the control of speech.
Broca discovered the brainʼs speech centre in the frontal lobe — the first time that anyone had connected an area of the brain to a specific action. The speech centre is still called Brocaʼs area.
2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 89
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
For Paul Broca, French anatomist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 布洛卡區 /布洛卡区
- 布洛卡區 /布洛卡区 (bùluòkǎqū)area of the frontal lobe of the brain
Finnish Brocan alue
- Brocan aluearea of the frontal lobe of the brain
French aire de Broca
- aire de Brocaarea of the frontal lobe of the brain
Portuguese área de Broca
- área de Brocaarea of the frontal lobe of the brain
Russian зо́на Брока́
- зо́на Брока́ (zóna Broká)area of the frontal lobe of the brain
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Broca's area. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Broca's%20area
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