brazada

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese braçada (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), From camba (bend) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɾaˈθaðɐ], (western) [bɾaˈsaðɐ]

Noun

brazada f (plural brazadas)

  1. (collective) armful
  2. fathom
    Synonym: braza

References

Spanish

Etymology

From braza +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɾaˈθada/ [bɾaˈθa.ð̞a] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /bɾaˈsada/ [bɾaˈsa.ð̞a] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: bra‧za‧da

Noun

brazada f (plural brazadas)

  1. (swimming) stroke
  2. (obsolete everywhere outside Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru) an estado
    Synonyms: estado, braza
  3. (Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua) a unit of length used for fabric and strings, which varies between 1 and 1.20 m

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