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

Hyphenated as

bra‧ço

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɾa.su/

Etymology

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.