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Etymology

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Unknown. From Vulgar Latin *brasa, perhaps from a pre-latin substrate or from Proto-West Germanic *brasa, from a Proto-Germanic root related to *brewwaną (to boil, seethe, brew).[1] However, compare Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (to crack, break, burst).

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Noun

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brasa f (plural brases)

  1. coal, ember
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  1. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

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Cebuano

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  • Hyphenation: bra‧sa

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brasa

  1. (historical) a Flemish ell

French

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brasa

  1. third-person singular past historic of braser

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Galician

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese brasa, from Vulgar Latin *brasa, of uncertain origin, perhaps Germanic,[1] from Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌰𐍃𐌰 (*brasa, glowing coal), from Proto-Germanic *brasō (gleed, crackling coal), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (to seethe, boil, brew), or from *bʰres- (to crack, break, burst).[2]

Cognate with Fala and Portuguese brasa.

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Noun

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brasa f (plural brasas)

  1. (in the singular or in the plural) ember, live coal; embers
    Synonyms: ascua, remol, rescaldo
    sacar a brasa coa man allea (idiom)to take away the embers with the hand of other

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “brasa”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

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Verb

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brasa

  1. inflection of brasare:
    1. third-person singular present
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Vulgar Latin *brasa, of uncertain origin.

    Cognate with Old Spanish brasa.

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    brasa f (plural brasas)

    1. ember (a glowing piece of coal or wood)

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    • Only attested in the plural.

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    Descendants

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    • Fala: brasa
    • Galician: brasa
    • Portuguese: brasa

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    Old Spanish

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    Etymology

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    From Old French brese (glowing charcoal), of Germanic origin, from Proto-West Germanic *brasa, from a Proto-Germanic root related to *brewwaną (to boil, seethe, brew).[1] However, compare Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (to crack, break, burst).

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    brasa f (plural brasas)

    1. ember, live coal
      • c1200: Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 56r. col. 1.
        Euelo ami uno de los ſeraphin en ſue mano braſa q́ con las tenazas ṕſo del altar etannio ſobre mi boca
        Then one of the seraphim flew to me; in his hand a live coal he had taken from the altar with tongs, and he touched it on my mouth
      • Idem, f. 63v. col. 1.
        en ſemblança delas beſtias ſuujſta cuemo braſas de fuego encendidas e ſemblanca de lampades
        the appearance of the creatures was like burning coals of fire or like torches

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    1. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

    Papiamentu

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    From Portuguese braço and Spanish brazo and Kabuverdianu brasu.

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    brasa

    1. arm (limb)

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    brasa

    1. to embrace
    2. to hug

    Portuguese

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese brasa, from Vulgar Latin *brasa, of uncertain origin.

      Cognate with Fala and Galician brasa.

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      • Rhymes: -azɐ
      • Hyphenation: bra‧sa

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      brasa f (plural brasas)

      1. ember (a glowing piece of coal or wood)
      2. (by extension) heat, hotness
      3. (by extension, colloquial) hottie (attractive person)

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      Spanish

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      Etymology

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      Inherited from Old Spanish brasa, of unknown origin, but probably connected to French braise, of Germanic origin.

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      brasa f (plural brasas)

      1. hot coal, ember
        Synonym: rescoldo

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      Sranan Tongo

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      Etymology

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      From Portuguese abraçar.

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      • IPA(key): /ˈbɾasa/, [ˈbɾa̠sa̠], [ˈbɾɑ̟sɑ̟]

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      brasa

      1. embrace, hug, cuddle

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      brasa

      1. to embrace, to hug, to cuddle

      Swedish

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      Etymology

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      Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *brasō (gleed, crackling coal), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (to seethe, boil, brew), or from *bʰres- (to crack, break, burst).

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      brasa c

      1. a small, controlled fire used for warmth

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