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Galician
brevas
Etymology
From Latin bifera , feminine form of bifer ( “ flowering or fruiting twice each year ” ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈbɾeba/
Rhymes: -eba
Hyphenation: bre‧va
Noun
breva f (plural brevas )
each one of the first figs of the fig tree which fruits twice each year
Synonym: bévera
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References
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , editor (2006 –2013 ), “breva ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language ] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , editors (2003 –2018 ), “breva ”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco , editor (2014 –2024 ), “bévera ”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega , →ISSN
Italian
Etymology
Probably akin to brivido ( “ shiver ” ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈbre.va/
Rhymes: -eva
Hyphenation: bré‧va
Noun
breva f (plural breve )
( northern Italy ) a wind that blows from the lakes of Como and Lugano towards the mountains
Further reading
breva in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line , Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
breva n
definite plural of brev
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
breva n
definite plural of brev
Spanish
breva
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish bebra , from Latin bifera , feminine form of bifer ( “ flowering or fruiting twice each year ” ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈbɾeba/
Rhymes: -eba
Syllabification: bre‧va
Noun
breva f (plural brevas )
black fig , breba ( first fruit of the fig tree )
1915 , Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena , page 250 :
( Spain , colloquial ) titty ; jug ; knocker ( breast )
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Swedish
Etymology
brev ( “ letter; (internet slang) post ” ) + -a
Verb
breva (present brevar , preterite brevade , supine brevat , imperative breva )
( Internet slang , 4chan ) to post (on an internet forum)
Synonym: posta
Usage notes
Common on the /int/ - International board on 4chan .
Conjugation
Conjugation of breva (weak)