vraca

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • braca (stressed syllable sonorization)
  • vraga (unstressed syllable sonorization)

Etymology

From Latin brāca, probably from Transalpine Gaulish *brāca, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *brāks, *brōks (“rump, hindquarters, crotch; leggings, trousers”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrāg- (“rump, hock, hindquarters”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break, crack, split”). Cognate with French braie, Italian braca (and Italian braga), Catalan, Portuguese, and Spanish braga,

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɾa.ka/, [ˈβɾa.ka], [ˈbɾa.ka]
  • Hyphenation: vrà‧ca

Noun

vraca f (plural vrachi)

  1. trouser leg
  2. (in the plural) trousers, pants, breeches
    Synonym: causi

Derived terms

  • calàrisi i vrachi
  • sbacari
  • sbracatu
  • sbracàrisi
  • vrachetta
  • vrachittuni

See also

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