brisa

Concepts

breeze

air

zephyr

wind

gust of wind

inspiration

animation

wind direction

winds

gentle wind

whiff

blowing

breath

breezes

Synonyms

viento

briza

atmósfera

céfiro

inspiración

respiración

dirección del viento

aire

oreo

aliento

Hyphenated as

bri‧sa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɾisa/

Etymology

From Old Spanish briza, thence of uncertain origin. Probably from Old French bise, bize, or from Vulgar Latin *bize, in which case likely of Germanic origin. Conversely, the French word has also been connected with Vulgar Latin *brevidia, whence probably Italian breva (“periodic wind around the lakes of Lombardy blowing to the mountains”), which is perhaps also the origin of Italian brivido (“shiver”).