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Brokkoli
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brokkoli
German
Alternative forms
de Broccoli alternative standard, now less common
de Brocoli Brokoli obsolete or misspelling
Etymology
de la cel-gau
18th century, from de it broccoli, which see. The usual pronunciation with a long /oː/ is perhaps influenced by the de fr - spelling fr brocoli, formerly also found in German texts.
The sense of "marijuana" originated from a widely mocked quote said by the former German federal drug commissioner Daniela Ludwig at a press conferrence in 2020.Video of the press conferrence on youtube.com
de "Nur weil Alkohol gefährlich ist, unbestritten, ist Cannabis kein Brokkoli." Just because alcohol is undisputably dangerous doesn't mean that cannabis is broccoli.
Pronunciation
de /ˈbʁɔkoli/ /ˈbʁoːkoli/
de De-Brokkoli.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-Brokkoli2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,,-
broccoli
de slang marijuana
Declension
m,,-
References
Further reading
de Vegetables
Luxembourgish
Noun
m -
broccoli