falsabraca

Italian

Etymology

Calque of French fausse-braie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fal.saˈbra.ka/
• Rhymes: -aka
• Hyphenation: fal‧sa‧brà‧ca

Noun

falsabraca f (plural falsebrache)

1. (historical, military) Synonym of barbacane

Further reading

• falsabraca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana