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UK/ˈbɹəʊ.ʃə(ɹ)/US/bɹoʊˈʃʊɚ/US/bɹoʊˈʃɝ/

noun

A booklet of printed informational matter, like a pamphlet, often for promotional purposes.

“Have a look in the Acme brochure for a new vacuum cleaner.”

CommonScrabble 15

Meanings

nounbrochure (plural brochures)

plural brochures

  1. A booklet of printed informational matter, like a pamphlet, often for promotional purposes.

    Have a look in the Acme brochure for a new vacuum cleaner.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna small book usually having a paper cover

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinbroccus“pointy-toothed”
  2. Vulgar Latinbrocca
  3. Old Frenchbrochier“to pierce”
  4. Frenchbrochure“stitched work”
  5. Englishbrochure

1748, from French brochure (“stitched work”), from brocher (“to stitch”), from Old French brochier (“to pierce”), from broche (“awl”), from Vulgar Latin brocca, from Latin broccus (“pointy-toothed”). Doublet of broach.

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Translations

Arabic كُرَّاسَة, كُتَيِّب
  • كُرَّاسَة (kurrāsa)booklet of printed informational matter
  • كُتَيِّب (kutayyib)booklet of printed informational matter
Bulgarian брошу́ра, памфле́т
  • брошу́ра (brošúra)booklet of printed informational matter
  • памфле́т (pamflét)booklet of printed informational matter
Catalan fullet, opuscle
  • fulletbooklet of printed informational matter
  • opusclebooklet of printed informational matter
  • prospectebooklet of printed informational matter
Chinese Cantonese 小冊子 /小册子
  • 小冊子 /小册子 (siu² caak³ zi²)booklet of printed informational matter
Chinese Mandarin 小冊子 /小册子
  • 小冊子 /小册子 (xiǎocèzi)booklet of printed informational matter
Czech brožura
  • brožurabooklet of printed informational matter
Danish brochure
  • brochurebooklet of printed informational matter
Dutch brochure
  • brochurebooklet of printed informational matter
Esperanto broŝuro, faldfolio
  • broŝurobooklet of printed informational matter
  • faldfoliobooklet of printed informational matter
Estonian brošüür
  • brošüürbooklet of printed informational matter
Finnish esite
  • esitebooklet of printed informational matter
French brochure
  • brochurebooklet of printed informational matter
German Broschüre
  • Broschürebooklet of printed informational matter
Hebrew עָלוֹן, חוֹבֶרֶת
  • עָלוֹן (alón)booklet of printed informational matter
  • חוֹבֶרֶת (khoverét)booklet of printed informational matter
  • סִפְרוֹן (sifrón)booklet of printed informational matter
Hindi विवरण, ब्रोशर
  • विवरण (vivraṇ)booklet of printed informational matter
  • ब्रोशर (brośar)booklet of printed informational matter
Hungarian ismertető, brosúra
  • ismertetőbooklet of printed informational matter
  • brosúrabooklet of printed informational matter
Icelandic bæklingur
  • bæklingurbooklet of printed informational matter
Indonesian brosur
  • brosurbooklet of printed informational matter
Irish bróisiúr
  • bróisiúrbooklet of printed informational matter
Italian opuscolo
  • opuscolobooklet of printed informational matter
Japanese 小冊子, 小冊
  • 小冊子 (shōsasshi)booklet of printed informational matter
  • 小冊 (shōsatsu)booklet of printed informational matter
  • パンフレット (panfuretto)booklet of printed informational matter
  • ブローシャー (burōshā)booklet of printed informational matter
Korean 소책자, 팸플릿
  • 소책자 (sochaekja)booklet of printed informational matter
  • 팸플릿 (paempeullit)booklet of printed informational matter
  • 브로슈어 (beurosyueo)booklet of printed informational matter
Latvian brošūra
  • brošūrabooklet of printed informational matter
Lithuanian brošiūra, knygelė
  • brošiūrabooklet of printed informational matter
  • knygelėbooklet of printed informational matter
Malay brosur, risalah
  • brosurbooklet of printed informational matter
  • risalahbooklet of printed informational matter
Māori puka whakaatu, puka whakamōhio
  • puka whakaatubooklet of printed informational matter
  • puka whakamōhiobooklet of printed informational matter
  • mātārerebooklet of printed informational matter
Norwegian Bokmål brosjyre
  • brosjyrebooklet of printed informational matter
Polish broszura, ulotka
  • broszurabooklet of printed informational matter
  • ulotkabooklet of printed informational matter
Portuguese brochura, panfleto
  • brochurabooklet of printed informational matter
  • panfletobooklet of printed informational matter
  • folhetobooklet of printed informational matter
Romanian broșură
  • broșurăbooklet of printed informational matter
Russian брошю́ра, букле́т
  • брошю́ра (brošúra)booklet of printed informational matter
  • букле́т (buklét)booklet of printed informational matter
  • проспе́кт (prospékt)booklet of printed informational matter
  • памфле́т (pamflét)booklet of printed informational matter
  • кни́жка (knížka)booklet of printed informational matter
  • кни́жечка (knížečka)booklet of printed informational matter
Slovak brožúra
  • brožúrabooklet of printed informational matter
Spanish folleto
  • folletobooklet of printed informational matter
Swedish broschyr
  • broschyrbooklet of printed informational matter
Tagalog muntaklat
  • muntaklatbooklet of printed informational matter
Thai โบรชัวร์, จุลสาร
  • โบรชัวร์ (broo-chuua)booklet of printed informational matter
  • จุลสาร (jun-lá-sǎan)booklet of printed informational matter
Turkish broşür, kitapçık
  • broşürbooklet of printed informational matter
  • kitapçıkbooklet of printed informational matter
  • risalebooklet of printed informational matter
Ukrainian брошу́ра, памфле́т
  • брошу́ра (brošúra)booklet of printed informational matter
  • памфле́т (pamflét)booklet of printed informational matter
  • букле́т (buklét)booklet of printed informational matter
Urdu بَروشَر, رِسالَہ
  • بَروشَر (barośar)booklet of printed informational matter
  • رِسالَہ (risāla)booklet of printed informational matter
Vietnamese cuốn sách nhỏ
  • cuốn sách nhỏbooklet of printed informational matter

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with brochure

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Cite this entry
APA

brochure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brochure

MLA

“brochure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brochure. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brochure,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brochure.

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