broadus
American
[broh-duhs]
/ ˈbroʊ dəs /
noun
Coastal South Carolina and Georgia.
broaduses
plural
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Etymology
Origin of broadus
First recorded in 1905–10; of uncertain origin; akin to Jamaican, Guyanan English braata; apparently from Latin American Spanish barata “bargain” (“sale” in Mexican Spanish ), from barato, barata “cheap,” ultimately derivative of obsolete Spanish baratar “to negotiate, barter”; the origin of the final -us is unclear; see also barrator, barter
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