| Language | Gloss |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | besem |
| Catalan | escombra |
| Danish | kost |
| Dutch | bezem |
| English | broom |
| Finnish | luuta |
| German | Besen |
| Modern Greek | σκούπα |
| Modern Hebrew | matate |
| Hungarian | seprű |
| Icelandic | kústur |
| Irish | scuab |
| Italian | scopa |
| Lithuanian | šluota |
| Moselle Franconian | Biesem |
| Maltese | xkupa |
| Polish | miotła |
| Russian | метла |
| Serbian Standard | metla |
| Slovak | metla |
| Southern African English | broom |
| Spanish | escoba |
| Swedish | kvast |
| Turkish | süpürge |
| Xhosa | umtshayelo |