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broc

[pɾɔʰk]

noun

LanguageScottish Gaelic

Meaning
  1. badger (Meles meles)
  2. synonym of faol (“wolf”)
  3. badger
  4. A stocky animal with a black and white striped face that lives in an underground burrow.
Examples

Tha broc a' fuireach fon talamh.

A badger lives under the ground.

Pronunciationpɾɔʰk

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteIn some older or literary contexts, it can also refer to a wolf, but 'badger' is the standard modern meaning.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.