brea

See also: Brea and breá

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish brea.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾe.ə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾe.a/

Noun

brea f (plural brees)

1. pitch, tar

Derived terms

• embrear

Further reading

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

Garo

Alternative forms

• bria

Etymology

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Verb

brea

1. (transitive) to buy

Romanian

Interjection

brea

1. Obsolete form of bre.

References

• brea in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

From the verb brear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾea/ [ˈbɾe.a]
• Rhymes: -ea
• Syllabification: bre‧a

Noun

brea f (plural breas)

1. tar, pitch
2. tarpaulin

Verb

brea

1. inflection of brear:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “brea”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• abre

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian brād, from Proto-Germanic *braudą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɪə̯/

Noun

brea n (plural breaen, diminutive breake)

1. bread

   Jou ús hjoed ús deistich brea

   Give us this day our daily bread

   Bûter, brea, en griene tsiis; wa't dat net sizze kin, is gjin oprjochte Fries.

   Butter, bread, and green cheese; whoever can't say this is no genuine Frisian.

   — Shibboleth possibly from Frisian-Hollandic war. See wikipedia.

   Synonym: bôle

Further reading

• “brea”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011