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broccoli

noun
SayBRO-kuh-lee/ˈbɹɑ.kə.li/UK/ˈbɹɒ.kə.li/AUSBRAW-kuh-lee/ˈbɹɔ.kə.liː/

Pluralbroccolis, broccoli

3 meanings of broccoli

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  1. 1
    nouncountable or uncountable
    A green vegetable with a thick stalk and bushy, tree-shaped tops that you can cook and eat.

    Like a tiny green tree you can eat.

    We had chicken and broccoli for dinner last night.

    She steams broccoli until it turns bright green.

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  2. 2
    nounslangUScountable or uncountable
    A slang name for marijuana, the dried plant that people smoke to get high.

    They were caught with a bag of broccoli behind the school.

    He said he only smokes broccoli on the weekends.

    Similarweed, cannabis, dope, grass, ganja

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  3. 3
    nounrare
    Plural of broccolo. It is rare, and people usually say heads of broccoli instead.
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Origin

It comes from Italian broccoli, meaning cabbage sprouts, from a word for a shoot or sprout. This traces back to Latin broccus, meaning pointed or sharp.