braza

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Spanish braza (Spanish brace), from Old Spanish braça, from Latin brachia, variant of bracchium (arm, cubit), from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn, upper arm).

Noun

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braza (plural brazas)

  1. (historical) Synonym of estado, a traditional Spanish unit of length equivalent to about 1.67 m.

Galician

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16h century Galician inscription, Saint Mary's church, Pontevedra: Aqui mandou fazer Juan de Celis e su muger duas braças de parede ("Here Xoan of Celis and his wife ordered to build two fathoms of wall")

Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese braça, from Latin brachia, variant of bracchium (forearm, cubit), from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn, upper arm). Compare Portuguese braça, Spanish braza.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɾaθa̝/, (western) /ˈbɾasa̝/

Noun

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braza m (plural brazas)

  1. (historical, measure) braza, a Spanish brace or fathom, a former measure of length equal to 2 varas or about 1.67 meters

Coordinate terms

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  • (16 braza), vara (12 braza), paso (56 braza)
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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish braça, from Latin brachia, variant of bracchium (forearm, cubit), from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn, upper arm). Doublet of brazo. Cognate with Galician braza, Portuguese braça, Catalan braça and braçat, Italian braccia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈbɾaθa/ [ˈbɾa.θa]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈbɾasa/ [ˈbɾa.sa]
  • Rhymes: -aθa
  • Rhymes: -asa
  • Syllabification: bra‧za

Noun

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braza f (plural brazas)

  1. breaststroke
  2. (historical) Synonym of estado, the Spanish brace or fathom (a traditional unit of length equal to 2 varas or about 1.67 meters)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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