broom

BrE /bruːm/ AmE /bruːm/

noun en → es

1 CLEANING TOOL A2

a long stick with a bundle of stiff material at one end, used for sweeping floors and cleaning dust

escoba

  • use a broom

Collocations sweep the floor with a broom · clean with a broom

  • She swept the floor with an old broom.

    Ella barría el suelo con una vieja escoba.

2 WITCH'S TOOL B2

a magical object used by witches in stories and legends, often depicted as a flying stick with a broom-shaped head

varita mágica de bruja

  • ride on a broom
  • In stories, witches ride on their brooms.

    En las historias, las brujas vuelan sobre sus escobas.