broto

See also: brotó and bröto

Catalan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbɾo.tu]
IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈbɾo.to]

Verb

broto

first-person singular present indicative of brotar

Galician

Verb

broto

first-person singular present indicative of brotar

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Deverbal from brotar.^[1]^[2]

Alternative forms

brôto (pre-reform spelling)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾo.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾo.to/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾo.tu/

Rhymes: -otu
Hyphenation: bro‧to

Noun

broto m (plural brotos)

(botany) sprout (little plant)
(Brazil, informal, dated) boyfriend, girlfriend

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɔ.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɔ.to/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɔ.tu/

Rhymes: -ɔtu
Hyphenation: bro‧to

Verb

broto

first-person singular present indicative of brotar

References

^ “broto”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
^ “broto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Further reading

“broto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Verb

broto

first-person singular present indicative of brotar