braza

[ brah-thah, -sah ]

/ ˈbrɑ θɑ, -sɑ /

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noun, plural bra·zas

[brah-thahs, -sahs]. /ˈbrɑ θɑs, -sɑs/.

a unit of length in some Spanish-speaking countries, representing the reach of outspread arms, officially 5.48 U.S. ft. (1.67 meters) in Spain and 5.68 U.S. ft. (1.73 meters) in Argentina.

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Origin of braza

<Spanish <Latin brāchia arms (neuter plural), taken as feminine singular; see brace

Words nearby braza

Braxton Hicks contractions, braxy, bray, brayer, Braz., braza, braze, Brazelton, brazen, brazen-faced, brazenly

How to use braza in a sentence

When they are thirsty, the Indians cut off a braza, and a quartillo of fluid runs out of it, which is good and healthful.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898|Emma Helen Blair
Banana leaves, which are one braza long and one-half braza wide, serve them as napkins.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 29 of 55|Various
The braza is called dipa; that of the city is of sixty points, into which the six feet contained in it are divided.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55|Francisco Colin
The bar of the river is not more than one braza deep; and its coast thereabout, for more than twenty leagues, is very forbidding.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803|E.H. Blair

This bird lays its eggs in the sand, a braza deep, at the edge of the water.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803, Volume V., 1582-1583|Various