Brooch — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a decorative pin worn by women

fasten with or as if with a brooch

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɐnˈɑːnɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈəʊtʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈəʊtʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /kɐnˈɑːnɪkəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

clasp broach breastpin

Parts of Speech

noun	a decorative pin worn by women
verb	fasten with or as if with a brooch

Word Forms

brooch	verb	fasten with or as if with a brooch
brooch	noun	a decorative pin worn by women
clasp	noun	a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Brosche

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

broche

een decoratieve speld gedragen door vrouwen

🇵🇹Portuguese

broche

um alfinete decorativo usado por mulheres

🇷🇺Russian

брошь

декоративная булавка, которую носят женщины

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ब्रोच

महिलाओं द्वारा पहना जाने वाला एक सजावटी पिन

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্রোচ

মহিলাদের দ্বারা ধৃত একটি আলংকারিক পিন

🇮🇳Tamil

ப்ரூச்

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

ಬ್ರೂಚ್

ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು ಧರಿಸುವ ಅಲಂಕಾರಿಕ ಪಿನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബ്രൂച്ച്

സ്ത്രീകൾ ധരിക്കുന്ന ഒരു അലങ്കാര പിൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਰੋਚ

ਇੱਕ ਸਜਾਵਟੀ ਪਿੰਨ ਜੋ ਔਰਤਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪਹਿਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بروچ

آرائشی پن جو خواتین پہنتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

胸针

妇女佩戴的装饰别针

🇯🇵Japanese

ブローチ

女性が着用する装飾的なピン

🇰🇷Korean

브로치

여성들이 착용하는 장식용 핀

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trâm

một chiếc ghim trang trí được phụ nữ đeo

🇹🇭Thai

เข็มกลัด

เข็มกลัดประดับตกแต่งที่ผู้หญิงสวมใส่

🇮🇩Indonesian

bros

pin dekoratif yang dikenakan oleh wanita

🇵🇭Filipino

brotse

isang pampalamuti na pin na isinusuot ng mga babae

🇲🇾Malay

kerongsang

pin hiasan yang dipakai oleh wanita

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بروش

دبوس زخرفي ترتديه النساء

🇮🇷Persian

سنجاق سینه

سنجاق تزیینی که زنان می پوشند

🇹🇷Turkish

broş

kadınların taktığı dekoratif iğne

🇮🇱Hebrew

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