brenha

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *brigna (“rocky terrain”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾẽ.ɲɐ/ [ˈbɾẽ.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾẽ.ɲɐ/ [ˈbɾẽ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾe.ɲa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɐ(j).ɲɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɐ(j).ɲɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾe.ɲɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾe.ɲɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾe.ɲɐ/

• Rhymes: -eɲɐ, -ɐɲɐ
• Hyphenation: bre‧nha

Noun

brenha f (plural brenhas)

1. scrub (thick vegetation)
2. complication
3. confusion