See also: brucò Alternative forms brueco Etymology From Early Medieval Latin brūcus. Pronunciation IPA(key): /ˈbɾuko/ Rhymes: -uko Syllabification: bru‧co Noun bruco m heath References “brezo”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish) Pronunciation IPA(key): /ˈbru.ko/ Rhymes: -uko Hyphenation: brù‧co Etymology 1 Borrowed from Late Latin brūchus, from Ancient Greek βροῦκος (broûkos).[1] Compare Portuguese bruco. Noun bruco m (plural bruchi) grub, caterpillar Synonym: larva See also falena f farfalla f Etymology 2 See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Verb bruco first-person singular present indicative of brucare Further reading bruco (larva) on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it References [1]bruco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana Anagrams Crobu Noun brūcō dative/ablative singular of brūcus References bruco in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) Etymology From Late Latin brūchus.[1] Pronunciation IPA(key): /ˈbɾu.ku/ Hyphenation: bru‧co Noun bruco m (plural brucos) caterpillar References [1]“bruco”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024