braç

See also: brac, BRAC, brać, brač, and Brač

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin brachium or bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn). Compare Occitan braç, Portuguese braço, Spanish brazo and Italian braccio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈbɾas]

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• Rhymes: -as

Noun

braç m (plural braços)

1. (anatomy) arm

   (idiomatic) Estirar més el braç que la màniga ― to spend more than one can afford (an idiom, literally to stretch the arm more than the sleeve)

Derived terms

• avantbraç
• braça, braçat
• braç de gitano
• braçal, braçalet

Further reading

• “braç” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “braç”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “braç” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “braç” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Friulian

Alternative forms

• brač (alternative orthography)

Etymology

From Latin brachium, bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn).

Noun

braç m (plural braçs)

1. arm

Occitan

Alternative forms

• bras (Mistralian)

Etymology

From Old Occitan bratz, from Latin brachium, bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɾas]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

braç m (plural braces)

1. arm

Derived terms

• braçat
• bracejar
• braçalet