braga

See also: brága and Braga

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin brāca.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾa.ɡə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾa.ɡa/

Noun

braga f (plural bragues)

1. nappy, diaper
2. (in the plural) underpants, knickers
3. (nautical) sling

Synonyms

• (nappy) bolquer
• (underpants) calces
• (sling) estrop

Derived terms

• bragada
• braguer
• bragueta

Further reading

• “braga” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese braga, from Latin brāca, of probable Celtic origin. Compare Latin Bracari, from a local substrate language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾaɣa̝/

Noun

braga f (plural bragas)

1. (in the plural, dated) pants

   Non se pescan troitas con bragas enxoitas (proverb) ― You won't fish trouts with dry pants

2. (also in plural) panty; panties, knickers
3. bikini bottom
4. neck gaiter
5. underbelly
6. belly bacon

Derived terms

• bragada
• bragado
• bragal
• desbragar

 

References

• “braga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “bragas” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “braga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “braga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “braga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Italian

Noun

braga f (plural braghe)

1. Alternative form of braca

Anagrams

• garba

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin brāca.

Noun

braga f (plural bragas)

1. (also in plural) panty; panties, knickers

   Synonyms: bombacha, calzón

2. bikini bottom
3. (Venezuela) romper, salopette

Derived terms

• en bragas