English

Noun

broma

1. (medicine, obsolete) aliment; food

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Dunglison to this entry?)

2. A light form of prepared cocoa, or the drink made from it.

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbromə]

Noun

broma f ‎(plural bromes)

1. joke, practical joke

   Va fer una broma i tothom va riure.‎

   He (or she) played a joke and everyone laughed.

2. fog or mist

   Sempre hi ha broma a aquesta zona.‎

   There's always fog in this area.

Usage notes

in the sense of fog or mist, boira is more usual than broma.

Synonyms

• (joke, trick): burla
• (fog, mist): boira

Derived terms

• en broma, de broma ‎(“joking, kidding, as a joke”)

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: bromas, bromât

Verb

broma

1. third-person singular past historic of bromer

Irish

Noun

broma m

1. genitive singular of broim ‎(“fart”)

Mutation

References

• "broma" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Latvian

Noun

broma m

1. genitive singular form of broms

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βρῶμα ‎(brôma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾoma/

Noun

broma f ‎(plural bromas)

1. joke, practical joke

   Hizo una broma y todos se rieron.‎

   He made a joke and everyone laughed.

Synonyms

• burla
• chiste
• guasa
• mofa

Derived terms

• en broma, de broma ‎(“joking, kidding, as a joke”)
• bromear
• bromista