breña

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Spanish[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *brigna, perhaps from a Gaulish *brignā, from Proto-Celtic *brixs (hill)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɾeɲa/ [ˈbɾe.ɲa]
  • Rhymes: -eɲa
  • Syllabification: bre‧ña

Noun[edit]

breña f (plural breñas)

  1. scrub, brush (thick vegetation)
  2. rough ground

Further reading[edit]