trança

See also: tranca and trancá

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɐ̃.sɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃sɐ
• Hyphenation: tran‧ça

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Compare Spanish trenza, English tress, French tresse, and Italian treccia.

Noun

trança f (plural tranças)

1. braid; plait (weave of three or more strands)

Etymology 2

Verb

trança

1. inflection of trançar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative