braza

Galician

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

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese braça, from Latin brachia, bracchia, plural of bracchium. Compare Portuguese braça, Spanish braza.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

braza m (plural brazas)

1. fathom (measure of length)

Related terms

• abrazar
• brazada

References

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• “braça” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
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• “braza” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish braça, from Latin brachia, bracchia, plural of bracchium. Compare Portuguese braça, Italian braccia.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bra‧za

Noun

braza f (plural brazas)

1. breaststroke
2. (measure) fathom About 1.67 metres. Twice a vara

Related terms

• brazo