breña

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *brigna, perhaps from a Gaulish *brignā, from Proto-Celtic *brixs (“hill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾeɲa/ [ˈbɾe.ɲa]
• Rhymes: -eɲa
• Syllabification: bre‧ña

Noun

breña f (plural breñas)

1. scrub, brush (thick vegetation)
2. rough ground

Derived terms

• breñal

 

Further reading

• “breña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014