brega

See also: Brega, bregá, and брега

Asturian

Etymology

Deverbal from bregar, ultimately of Gothic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾeɡa/ [ˈbɾe.ɡa]
• Rhymes: -eɡa
• Syllabification: bre‧ga

Noun

brega f (plural bregues)

1. struggle, fight
2. hard work, task

Derived terms

• bregón

Further reading

• “brega”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “brega”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbɾɛ.ɣə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈbɾə.ɣə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbɾe.ɣa]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Etymology 1

Deverbal from bregar, ultimately of Gothic origin.

Noun

brega f (plural bregues)

1. fight
   • 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 6, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

     Em va mirar amb duresa. No volia brega però estava disposat a repel·lir-la.

     He looked hard at me. He did not want a fight, but he was ready to fend it off.

Derived terms

• brega de galls

Etymology 2

Verb

brega

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

Further reading

• “brega”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Occitan

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾeɣo/

• Audio (Béarn):

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Noun

brega f (plural bregas)

1. argument, fight

References

• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎^[1], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025, page 128

Old English

Noun

brega m

1. alternative form of brego (“prince, ruler”)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɛ.ɡɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɛ.ɡɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɛ.ɡa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɛ.ɡɐ/ [ˈbɾɛ.ɣɐ]

• Hyphenation: bre‧ga

Etymology 1

Short for xumbrega, corruption of Schomberg.

Adjective

brega m or f (plural bregas)

1. (Brazil, derogatory) tacky; kitschy; in poor taste

   Synonym: (Brazil) cafona

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish brega.

Noun

brega f (plural bregas)

1. (archaic) fight

   Synonyms: briga, luta

2. (bullfighting) the work done by a bullfighter

   Synonyms: lide, toureio

Derived terms

• peão de brega

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

brega m (plural bregas)

1. (music) a subgenre of Brazilian popular music that originated in the 1970s, often with romantic lyrics about love and infidelity

Derived terms

• tecnobrega

Further reading

• brega on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt
• “brega”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

brega (Cyrillic spelling брега)

1. genitive singular of breg

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾeɡa/ [ˈbɾe.ɣ̞a]
• Rhymes: -eɡa
• Syllabification: bre‧ga

Etymology 1

Deverbal from bregar, ultimately of Gothic origin.

Noun

brega f (plural bregas)

1. fight; struggle

   Synonyms: pelea, (archaic) bregadura

2. joke; play

   Synonym: broma

Derived terms

• andar a la brega
• capote de brega
• peón de brega

Etymology 2

Verb

brega

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

Further reading

• “brega”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025