breccia
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breccia
- /ˈbɹɛt͡ʃ.(ɪ.)ə/ UK
- /ˈbɹɛt͡ʃ.(i.)ə/ US
- /ˈbɹɛʃ.i.ə/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian breccia, from French brèche, from Middle French breche, from Old French breche, from Vulgar Latin *breca, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *breka.
noun breccias
- A rock composed of angular fragments in a matrix that may be of a similar or a different material. Courses of angular boulders line the rim of the volcano, the remains of its last explosive phase, resulting in a volcanic breccia.
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Talk about this word "breccia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/breccia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. breccia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/breccia "breccia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/breccia.Cite this
@misc{breccia_2026,
title = {breccia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/breccia},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
