braça

See also: braca and braća

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese braça, from Latin brachia, bracchia, plural of bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn). Compare Spanish braza, Italian braccia.

Pronunciation

(Portugal, Carioca) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾa.sɐ/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾa.sa/
Hyphenation: bra‧ça

Noun

braça f (plural braças)

fathom (measure of length)

Related terms

braço

See also

jarda, légua

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