abrazo

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noun

A Latin American embrace.

OriginSpanish abrazar ← Latin bracchium →
RareFirst used First attested in the early 20th century.Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounabrazo (plural abrazos)

plural abrazos

  1. A Latin American embrace.First known use First attested in the early 20th century.

Origin

  1. Latinbracchium
  2. Spanishabrazar“to embrace”
  3. Englishabrazo

Borrowed from Spanish abrazar (“to embrace”), from a + brazo (“arm”), from Latin bracchium.

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APA

abrazo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abrazo

MLA

“abrazo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abrazo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abrazo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abrazo.

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