Masculine

brejo

Meaning

Concepts

(masculine) marsh, swamp
(Northeast-Brazil, masculine) a usually fertile terrain where rivers are more or less permanent
(Brazil, masculine) a low region with springs
(Bahia, Brazil, masculine) a rice plantation
(figuratively, masculine) a chilly and windy place

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɾɛ.ʒu/

Cognate with Albanian

bërrakë

In summary

Possibly inherited from Vulgar Latin *bragius, from Ancient Greek βράγος (brágos, “marsh, shallows”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to dig, bore”); compare Albanian bërrakë. Or, inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese brejo, from Proto-Celtic *bracum (“swamp”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”).