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brasa

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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

Noun

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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 [Critical 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
      • c. 1200, 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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    References

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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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      Declension of brasa
      nominative genitive
      singular indefinite brasa brasas
      definite brasan brasans
      plural indefinite brasor brasors
      definite brasorna brasornas

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