braza

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (feminine) breaststroke
2. (feminine, historical) synonym of estado, the Spanish brace or fathom (a traditional unit of length equal to 2 varas or about 1.67 meters)

Sinonieme

estilo braza

listo

Vertalings

fathom

brasse

braça

braccio

Klafter

braça

breaststroke

vadem

Brust

span

Faden

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Brustschwimmen

schoolslag

bruços

Gekoppel as

bra‧za

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈbɾaθa/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Old Spanish: braça

Geërf van Latyn: brachia

Verwante met Galisies: braza

Verwante met Portugees: braça

Verwante met Katalaans: braça

Verwante met Italiaans: braccia

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish braça, from Latin brachia, variant of bracchium (“forearm, cubit”), from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn, “upper arm”). Doublet of brazo. Cognate with Galician braza, Portuguese braça, Catalan braça and braçat, Italian braccia.