vrasa

See also: vrása

Neapolitan

Etymology

Perhaps from Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌰𐍃𐌰 (*brasa, “glowing coal”), from Proto-Germanic *brasō (“gleed, crackling coal”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (“to crack, break, burst”). Cognate with French braise (“embers”), Italian brace (“embers”).

Noun

vrasa f (plural vrase)

  1. embers, coals
    Megl' stà c' 'u cul' 'ncoppa a vrasa cà tenè ù marit' 'ind' 'a casa.
    It's better to have your ass over coals than to have a husband in the house.
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