brocar

Catalan

Etymology

From broca +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [bɾuˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Northwestern) [bɾoˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [bɾoˈkaɾ]
• Homophone: brocà

Verb

brocar (first-person singular present broco, first-person singular preterite broquí, past participle brocat); root stress: (Northern) /o̞/; (Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia) /ɔ/

1. (transitive) to spur (a horse)
2. (intransitive) to ride a horse towards a place, to go there on horseback.

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of brocar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)

infinitive	brocar
gerund	brocant
past participle		masculine	feminine
singular	brocat	brocada
plural	brocats	brocades
person	singular	plural
first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
present	broco	broques	broca	broquem	broqueu	broquen
imperfect	brocava	brocaves	brocava	brocàvem	brocàveu	brocaven
future	brocaré	brocaràs	brocarà	brocarem	brocareu	brocaran
preterite	broquí	brocares	brocà	brocàrem	brocàreu	brocaren
conditional	brocaria	brocaries	brocaria	brocaríem	brocaríeu	brocarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
present	broqui	broquis	broqui	broquem	broqueu	broquin
imperfect	broqués	broquessis	broqués	broquéssim	broquéssiu	broquessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
affirmative	—	broca	broqui	broquem	broqueu	broquin
negative (no)	—	no broquis	no broqui	no broquem	no broqueu	no broquin

Further reading

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “brocar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
• “brocar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “brocar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “brocar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Anagrams

• barroc, brocar, cobrar, corbar

Portuguese

Etymology

From broca + -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾoˈka(ʁ)/ [bɾoˈka(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾoˈka(ʁ)/ [bɾoˈka(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /bɾoˈka(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /bɾoˈka(ʁ)/ [bɾoˈka(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /bɾoˈka(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾuˈkaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾuˈkaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾuˈka.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: bro‧car

Verb

brocar (first-person singular present broco, first-person singular preterite broquei, past participle brocado)

1. (transitive) to drill, bore

Conjugation

    Conjugation of brocar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular	Plural
First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	brocar
Personal	brocar	brocares	brocar	brocarmos	brocardes	brocarem
Gerund
	brocando
Past participle
Masculine	brocado	brocados
Feminine	brocada	brocadas
Indicative
Present	broco	brocas	broca	brocamos	brocais	brocam
Imperfect	brocava	brocavas	brocava	brocávamos	brocáveis	brocavam
Preterite	broquei	brocaste	brocou	brocamos1, brocámos2	brocastes	brocaram
Pluperfect	brocara	brocaras	brocara	brocáramos	brocáreis	brocaram
Future	brocarei	brocarás	brocará	brocaremos	brocareis	brocarão
Conditional	brocaria	brocarias	brocaria	brocaríamos	brocaríeis	brocariam
Subjunctive
Present	broque	broques	broque	broquemos	broqueis	broquem
Imperfect	brocasse	brocasses	brocasse	brocássemos	brocásseis	brocassem
Future	brocar	brocares	brocar	brocarmos	brocardes	brocarem
Imperative
Affirmative		broca	broque	broquemos	brocai	broquem
Negative (não)	não broques	não broque	não broquemos	não broqueis	não broquem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “brocar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “brocar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “brocar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “brocar”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “brocar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “brocar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026