bresca

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Aragonese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɾeska/
  • Rhymes: -eska
  • Syllabification: bres‧ca

Noun

bresca f (plural brescas)

  1. honeycomb

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

bresca f (plural bresques)

  1. honeycomb

Etymology 2

Verb

bresca

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

Occitan

Pronunciation

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Noun

bresca f (plural brescas)

  1. honeycomb

Old Spanish

Etymology

Probably of Celtic origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

bresca f (plural brescas)

  1. honeycomb
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 17r:
      Clamaron caſado de iſŕl ſo nóbre magna caera como ſemẏent de culantro blanco. E ſo ſabor como breſcas de myel
      The house of Israel gave it the name manna, because it was like the seed of white coriander, and its taste like that of honeycombs.

Descendants

  • Ladino: breska
  • Spanish: bresca

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish bresca, probably of Celtic origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɾeska/
  • Rhymes: -eska
  • Syllabification: bres‧ca

Noun

bresca f (plural brescas)

  1. honeycomb

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