vraka

See also: vräka

English

Transliteration of Greek βράκα (vráka),^[1] from Byzantine Greek βράκα (bráka),^[2] a singular feminine noun from the Hellenistic plural of Koine Greek βράκες (brákes),^[3] from Latin brācae (singular brāca). Doublet of breech.

vraka (plural vrakes)

(traditional local clothing) (A pair of) baggy breeches worn in the Balkans, the Greek islands (especially Crete) and in Cyprus chiefly by men but also by women
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:vraka.

^ βράκα [vráka], in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
^ βράκα [vráka] - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)
^ βράκες [bráces], in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011

vraka n

vraka

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vraka (present vrakar, preterite vrakade, supine vrakat, imperative vraka)

Uncommon outside the derived terms in contemporary Swedish.