brol

See also: bröl and brøl

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brɔl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: brol
  • Rhymes: -ɔl

Noun

brol m (uncountable, diminutive brolleke n)

  1. (Belgium) rubbish, crap, things of inferior quality or little value
    Dju - me weer brol laten aansmeren in die strontwinkel!
    God, they palmed me off some rubbish again at that shitty store!
    Weer kapot - stomme brolpc! ― Broken again, stupid shit computer!
    Da's gene brol! ― That's not bad!

Synonyms

References

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /broːl/
  • Rhymes: -oːl

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English brawl.

Alternative forms

  • brôl

Noun

brol m or f (plural broliau)

  1. boast, brag
    Synonyms: bost, bocsach, ymffrost
  2. boaster, braggart
    Synonyms: bostiwr, bragiwr
Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of brol
radical soft nasal aspirate
brol frol mrol unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Etymology 2

Noun

brol

  1. soft mutation of prol

Mutation

Mutated forms of prol
radical soft nasal aspirate
prol brol mhrol phrol

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “boast”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[3], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “brol”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “brol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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