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Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin brachia, variant of bracchium (“forearm, cubit”), from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn, “upper arm”).
Pronunciation
Noun
braça f (plural braces)
- breaststroke
- (historical, measure) braza, a Spanish brace or fathom, a former unit of length
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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese braça, from Latin brachia, variant of bracchium (“forearm, cubit”), from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn, “upper arm”). Cognate with Galician and Spanish braza, Catalan braça, and Italian braccia.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -asɐ
- Hyphenation: bra‧ça
Noun
braça f (plural braças)
- (historical) Portuguese brace or fathom, a traditional unit of length about equal to 2.2 m
- (historical) cubic Portuguese brace or fathom, a traditional unit of volume about equal to 10.6 m³, particularly used in measuring earthwork
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