ブロッコリー

also: ブロコリ · ブロッコリ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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broccoli

Refers to the vegetable broccoli, commonly used in cooking and salads.

夕ゆう食しょくにブロッコリーを茹ゆでた。
I boiled broccoli for dinner.
ブロッコリーはビタミンが豊ほう富ふだ。
Broccoli is rich in vitamins.

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Usage patterns

ブロッコリーを茹ゆでるto boil broccoli
ブロッコリーを塩しお茹ゆでにしてサラダに入いれた。
I boiled the broccoli in salted water and added it to the salad.
ブロッコリーを小こ房ぶさに分わけるto break broccoli into florets
ブロッコリーを小こ房ぶさに分わけてから炒いためた。
I broke the broccoli into florets before stir-frying it.

Don't confuse with

カリフラワー
ブロッコリー is a green vegetable with tight green buds, while カリフラワー is its white-headed relative that learners sometimes mix up due to their similar shape.

Counted with

個こN5
The all-purpose counter for small discrete objects, used when no more specific counter applies.
房ふさN1
房 is natural when counting broccoli that has been broken into clusters/florets.

Written forms

ブロッコリーUsage95%
Standard katakana spelling for broccoli.
ブロッコリUsage5%
Variant without the long vowel mark; less common but still used.
ブロコリ
Rare variant with a single ッ; may be encountered in older or informal writing.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'broccoli', which itself comes from Italian 'broccoli', plural of 'broccolo' (cabbage sprout).