What does broccus mean in Latin?

broccus, a adjective, means “having projecting teeth, buck-toothed”.

How do you pronounce broccus?

In classical Latin, [ˈbrɔk.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbrɔk.kus].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

broccus (feminine brocca, neuter broccum)

Classical[ˈbrɔk.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈbrɔk.kus]

adjectivehaving projecting teeth, buck-toothed
Bea mihi insignitos pueros pariat postea aut varum aut valgum aut compernem aut paetum aut brocchum filium.Well, remarkable boys she'd bear me after that, maybe a bow-legged, or knock-kneed, or thunder-thighed, or squint-eyed or buck-toothed kid.c. 2C. BC, Plautus, Sitellitergus (very short fragment)

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	broccus	brocca	broccum
genitive	broccī	broccae	broccī
dative	broccō	broccae	broccō
accusative	broccum	broccam	broccum
ablative	broccō	broccā	broccō
vocative	brocce	brocca	broccum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	broccī	broccae	brocca
genitive	broccōrum	broccārum	broccōrum
dative	broccīs	broccīs	broccīs
accusative	broccōs	broccās	brocca
ablative	broccīs	broccīs	broccīs
vocative	broccī	broccae	brocca

Possibly borrowed from Gaulish *brokkos, from Proto-Celtic *brokkos (“badger”).

Descendants

noun · masculinesecond declension

broccus²

broccus m (genitive broccī)

Classical[ˈbrɔk.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈbrɔk.kus]

Possibly borrowed from Gaulish *brokkos, from Proto-Celtic *brokkos (“badger”).