braçal

Catalan

Etymology

From braç (“arm”) +‎ -al (relational suffix). Cf. Spanish brazal, Portuguese braçal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bɾəˈsal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [bɾaˈsal]

Noun

braçal m (plural braçals)

1. armband, armlet

References

• “braçal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “braçal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “braçal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “braçal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

From braço +‎ -al, or from Latin brachiālis, bracchiālis. Doublet of braquial. Compare Spanish brazal.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾaˈsaw/ [bɾaˈsaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾɐˈsal/ [bɾɐˈsaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾɐˈsal/ [bɾɐˈsaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾɐˈsa.li/

• Rhymes: -al, -aw
• Hyphenation: bra‧çal

Adjective

braçal m or f (plural braçais, not comparable)

1. brachial

   Synonym: braquial

2. physical (involving bodily force)

   Synonym: físico

Derived terms

• braçalmente

Noun

braçal m (plural braçais)

1. vambrace
2. clamp, brace