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# {{lb|en|Scotland}} [[broth]] |
# {{lb|en|Scotland}} [[broth]] |
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#* '''a. 19th century''', unknown author, ''An We're a'Noddin'' |
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#* Traditional song |
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#*: The cats love milk, and the dogs love '''broo''',<br>The lads love lasses, and the lasses love lads too. |
#*: The cats love milk, and the dogs love '''broo''',<br>The lads love lasses, and the lasses love lads too. |
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====Related terms==== |
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*{{l|en|barley-broo}} |
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===Anagrams=== |
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* {{anagrams|en|a=boor|-boro|Boro|OBOR|boor|boro|boro-|robo|robo-}} |
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==Scots== |
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===Etymology 1=== |
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Probably from {{der|sco|fro|breu}}. |
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====Noun==== |
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{{sco-noun}} |
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# [[soup]], [[broth]]; [[gravy]] |
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===Etymology 2=== |
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{{der|sco|ang|bru}}. |
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====Noun==== |
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{{sco-noun}} |
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# [[brow]], [[forehead]] |
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# [[eyebrow]] |
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# [[brow]] (of a hill), [[crest]] |
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===Etymology 3=== |
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Representing a Glaswegian pronunciation of (Employment) Bureau. |
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====Noun==== |
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{{sco-noun|-}} |
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# [[unemployment]] [[benefit]]; the [[dole]] |
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#* {{quote-text|sco|year=2012|author=w:James Kelman|title=Not While the Giro |
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|passage=A mean A've been oan the '''broo''' fir well oor a year, an naebody gits money eftir a year.|translation=I mean I've been on the dole for well over a year, and nobody gets money after a year.}} |
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#* {{quote-book|sco|year=2018|author=Chris McQueer|title=HWFG|publisher=404 Ink|year_published=2018|page=103 |
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|passage=Ye ever been oan the '''brew'''? It's a fuckin nightmare. Honestly, yer better aff workin.|translation=You ever been on the dole? It's a fucking nightmare. Honestly, you're better off working.}} |
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Latest revision as of 17:54, 13 October 2024
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]broo (uncountable)
- (Scotland) broth
- a. 19th century, unknown author, An We're a'Noddin
- The cats love milk, and the dogs love broo,
The lads love lasses, and the lasses love lads too.
- The cats love milk, and the dogs love broo,
- a. 19th century, unknown author, An We're a'Noddin
Related terms
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Scots
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Probably from Old French breu.
Noun
[edit]broo (plural broos)
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]broo (plural broos)
Etymology 3
[edit]Representing a Glaswegian pronunciation of (Employment) Bureau.
Noun
[edit]broo (uncountable)
- unemployment benefit; the dole
- 2012, James Kelman, Not While the Giro:
- A mean A've been oan the broo fir well oor a year, an naebody gits money eftir a year.
- I mean I've been on the dole for well over a year, and nobody gets money after a year.
- 2018, Chris McQueer, HWFG, 404 Ink, published 2018, page 103:
- Ye ever been oan the brew? It's a fuckin nightmare. Honestly, yer better aff workin.
- You ever been on the dole? It's a fucking nightmare. Honestly, you're better off working.