braquia

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βραχεῖα (brakheîa), feminine of βραχύς (brakhús, “short, briefe”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾaˈki.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾaˈki.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾaˈki.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾɐˈki.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: bra‧qui‧a

Noun

braquia f (plural braquias)

1. breve (a semicircular diacritical mark)

   Antonym: mácron

Related terms

• braqui-

Further reading

• “braquia” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.