vraka

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noun

(A pair of) baggy breeches worn in the Balkans, the Greek islands (especially Crete) and in Cyprus chiefly by men but also by women

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:vraka.”

OriginGreek βράκα (vráka)translit. ← Medieval Greek βράκα (bráka) ← Latin braca →
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Meanings

nounvraka (plural vrakes)

plural vrakes

  1. traditional local clothing(A pair of) baggy breeches worn in the Balkans, the Greek islands (especially Crete) and in Cyprus chiefly by men but also by women

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:vraka.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰreg-
  2. Proto-Germanic*brōksder.?
  3. Transalpine Gaulish*bracader.?
  4. Latinbraca
  5. Medieval Greekβράκα (bráka)
  6. Greekβράκα (vráka)translit.
  7. Englishvraka

Transliteration of Greek βράκα (vráka), from Medieval Greek βράκα (bráka), a singular feminine noun from the Hellenistic plural of Koine Greek βράκες (brákes), from Latin brācae (singular brāca). Doublet of breech.

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APA

vraka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vraka

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“vraka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vraka. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vraka,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vraka.

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