Broach — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a decorative pin worn by women

bring up a topic for discussion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kənˈælz/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈəʊtʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈəʊtʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /kənˈælz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

initiate brooch breastpin

Parts of Speech

noun	a decorative pin worn by women
verb	bring up a topic for discussion

Word Forms

brooch

verb

fasten with or as if with a brooch

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ansprechen

eine dekorative Anstecknadel, die von Frauen getragen wird

🇫🇷French

broche

une épingle décorative portée par les femmes

🇪🇸Spanish

broche

un alfiler decorativo usado por mujeres

🇮🇹Italian

spilla

una spilla decorativa indossata dalle donne

🇳🇱Dutch

aanboren

een decoratieve speld gedragen door vrouwen

🇵🇹Portuguese

abordar

um alfinete decorativo usado por mulheres

🇷🇺Russian

протяжка

декоративная булавка, которую носят женщины

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सीख

महिलाओं द्वारा पहना जाने वाला एक सजावटी पिन

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্রোচ

মহিলাদের দ্বারা ধৃত একটি আলংকারিক পিন

🇮🇳Tamil

ப்ரோச்

பெண்கள் அணியும் அலங்கார முள்

🇮🇳Telugu

బ్రోచ్

స్త్రీలు ధరించే అలంకార పిన్

🇮🇳Marathi

ब्रोच

महिलांनी परिधान केलेली सजावटीची पिन

🇮🇳Gujarati

બ્રોચ

સ્ત્રીઓ દ્વારા પહેરવામાં આવતી સુશોભન પિન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬ್ರೋಚ್

ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು ಧರಿಸುವ ಅಲಂಕಾರಿಕ ಪಿನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബ്രോച്ച്

സ്ത്രീകൾ ധരിക്കുന്ന ഒരു അലങ്കാര പിൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬ੍ਰੋਚ

ਇੱਕ ਸਜਾਵਟੀ ਪਿੰਨ ਜੋ ਔਰਤਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪਹਿਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بروچ

آرائشی پن جو خواتین پہنتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

拉刀

妇女佩戴的装饰别针

🇯🇵Japanese

切り出す

女性が着用する装飾的なピン

🇰🇷Korean

꼬챙이

여성들이 착용하는 장식용 핀

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chuốt

một chiếc ghim trang trí được phụ nữ đeo

🇹🇭Thai

เจาะ

เข็มกลัดประดับตกแต่งที่ผู้หญิงสวมใส่

🇮🇩Indonesian

bros

pin dekoratif yang dikenakan oleh wanita

🇲🇾Malay

bincang

pin hiasan yang dipakai oleh wanita

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اطرح

دبوس زخرفي ترتديه النساء

🇮🇷Persian

برس

سنجاق تزیینی که زنان می پوشند

🇹🇷Turkish

broş

kadınların taktığı dekoratif iğne

🇮🇱Hebrew

להרים

סיכה דקורטיבית הנענדת על ידי נשים

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