Meanings
nounbraza (plural brazas)
plural brazas · alternative brass
- historicalSynonym of estado, a traditional Spanish unit of length equivalent to about 1.67 m.
Synonyms: estado
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of estado, a traditional Spanish unit of length equivalent to about 1.67 m.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekβραχίων“upper arm”
- Latinbrachia
- Old Spanishbraça
- Spanishbraza“Spanish brace”
- Englishbraza
From Spanish braza (“Spanish brace”), from Old Spanish braça, from Latin brachia, variant of bracchium (“arm, cubit”), from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn, “upper arm”).
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APA
braza. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/braza
MLA
“braza.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/braza. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “braza,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/braza.
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