brazal

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin bracchiāle. By surface analysis, brazo (“arm”) +‎ -al (relational suffix). Doublet of braquial. Cf. Italian bracciale, Portuguese braçal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɾaˈθal/ [bɾaˈθal] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /bɾaˈsal/ [bɾaˈsal] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: bra‧zal

Noun

brazal m (plural brazales)

  1. bracelet
    Synonym: pulsera
  2. armlet
  3. vambrace

Further reading

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