braço

Meaning

1. (masculine) arm (upper limb)
2. (masculine, specifically) upper arm; brachium (part of the arm between the elbow and shoulder)
3. (broadly, masculine) any limb or tentacle
4. (masculine) arm (part of an object designed to be used with the arm)
5. (masculine) arm (part of an object designed to be used with the arm)
6. (masculine) arm (anything that extends out from another thing)
7. (masculine) arm (anything that extends out from another thing)
8. (masculine) arm (anything that extends out from another thing)
9. (masculine) arm (anything that extends out from another thing)
10. (masculine) arm (anything that extends out from another thing)
11. (masculine) arm (anything that extends out from another thing)
12. (masculine) arm (person employed to do manual labour)
13. (figuratively, masculine) arm; might; power

Concepts

arm

branch

hand

✋

limb

armrest

upper arm

pickup

wing

🪽

beam

manus

mitt

neck

paw

Synonyms

perna

🦵

mão

✋

Braço

Mão

Translations

bras

brazo

braccio

Arm

arm

braç

kol

braç

brachium

ذِرَاع

χέρι

bracchium

βραχίονας

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɾa.su/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: brachium

Cognate with Galician: brazo

Cognate with Spanish: brazo

Cognate with Catalan: braç

Cognate with Romanian: braț

Cognate with Italian: braccio

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese braço, from Latin brachium, bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn, “arm”), from βραχύς (brakhús, “short”), from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (“short, brief”). Compare Galician brazo, Spanish brazo, Catalan braç, Romanian braț, and Italian braccio.

Sentences

Um homem senta em seu carro ? com o braço apoiado na porta .

A man sits in his car with his arm resting on the door.

Eu podia ver a raiva em seus olhos quando ele levantou o braço ameaçadoramente .

I could see the anger in his eyes as he raised his arm menacingly.