bruga

From bruc +‎ -a.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbɾu.ɣə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbɾu.ɣa]

bruga f (plural brugues)

1. green heather (Erica scoparia)

   Synonyms: bruc d'escombres, bruc bord, bruc femella, bruguera, cepell, castanyarjo

• “bruga”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

From Middle Low German bruken, from Old Saxon brukan, from Proto-Germanic *brūkaną.

• (Mainland) IPA^(key): [bʁø̀ʉːɡa]
• (Dragør) IPA^(key): [bʁòːwə]

bruga (preterite singular brugte or brugade, supine brugt or brugað)

1. to make use of
2. to be used to