fierabrás

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French fier-à-bras (literally “remarkable arm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fjeɾaˈbɾas/ [fje.ɾaˈβ̞ɾas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: fie‧ra‧brás

Noun

fierabrás m or f by sense (plural fierabrases)

1. a large and strong person, often having a boastful personality

See also

• Fierabrás

 

Further reading

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