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broa

See also: bröa

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese broa, possibly of Germanic origin.

Noun

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broa (countable and uncountable, plural broas)

  1. A type of cornbread made in Portugal, Galicia and Brazil with wheat, rye and yeast.

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Galician

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Broa (maize bread) and pantrigo (wheat bread)
 
broa

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Etymology

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Obscure. From Old Galician-Portuguese borõa (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria); cognate with Portuguese broa, Asturian boroña and Spanish borona. Possibly from Germanic *braudą (“bread”), as has been proposed,[1] probably via Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌸 (*brauþ). Alternatively, perhaps from a a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia. Possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- (“spike, prickle”) (compare Welsh bara (“bread”), Old Norse barr (“corn, grain, barley”), Latin far (“spelt”), Serbo-Croatian бра̏шно/brȁšno ‘flour’, Albanian bar (“grass”), Ancient Greek Φήρον (Phḗron, “plant deity”)).[2] (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

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Noun

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broa f (plural broas)

  1. (historical) millet bread
  2. black bread, cornbread: bread made of rye, millet and maize
    • 1805, anonymous, Representación dos veciños da Pontedeva (in Ramón Mariño Paz, 2008, Papés d'emprenta condenada. A escrita galega entre 1797 e 1846, page 21-23):
      non pode querer ó noso Rey que lle paguemos un carto polo neto do viño, que non podemos vender á ochavo. Os probes non comemos mais ca un pouco de pan, ou bróa ruin, e unhas berzas sin adubo. Si nos quita a pinga do viño, ¿que forza emos ter para traballar as terras?
      our King can't pretend that we pay a quarter by each pint of wine [we consume], when we can't even sell it for half a quarter. We the poor people eat but a little of bread, or bad black bread, and some greens without seasoning. If He takes this little wine, what strength we'll have left for working the lands?

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  1. ^ Pensado, José Luis, Messner, Dieter (2003) “boroa”, in Bachiller Olea: Vocabulos gallegos escuros: lo que quieren decir (Cadernos de Lingua: anexos; 7)‎[1], A Coruña: Real Academia Galega / Galaxia, →ISBN.
  2. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “borona”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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Noun

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broa m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of bro

Portuguese

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broas

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese borõa, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌸 (*brauþ, “bread”), from Proto-Germanic *braudą (“cooked food, leavened bread”). Alternatively, perhaps from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia. See that entry for more. Compare Galician broa.

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  • Hyphenation: bro‧a

Noun

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broa f (plural broas)

  1. broa (type of cornbread made in Portugal, Galicia and Brazil)
    • 2013, ANTÓNIO MOTA, O Lobisomem, Leya, →ISBN:
      Logo de manhãzinha, o Zezinho Patola apareceu em nossa casa, bebeu um cálice de aguardente e comeu uma fatiazinha do miolo de uma broa, porque já não tinha dentes para a côdea, que é a parte mais gostosa
      Early in the morning, Zezinho Patola appeared at our house, drank a glass of brandy and ate a small slice of bread crumbs, because he no longer had teeth for the crust, which is the tastiest part
  2. (colloquial) an attractive or hot woman

Descendants

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  • → English: broa

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