bragueta

Catalan

Etymology

From braga +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bɾəˈɣɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [bɾəˈɣə.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [bɾaˈɣe.ta]

Noun

bragueta f (plural braguetes)

1. fly (opening in pants or trousers)

Derived terms

• escalfabraguetes

Further reading

• “bragueta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

From braga +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɾaˈɡeta/ [bɾaˈɣ̞e.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: bra‧gue‧ta

Noun

bragueta f (plural braguetas)

1. fly (strip that hides the opening of trousers/pants or underpants)
2. (colloquial) zip fastener (fastener used in clothing, bags)

   Synonyms: (Mexico, South America) cierre, (Spain) cremallera, (Caribbean Islands, Central America, Mexico) zíper

Derived terms

• calientabraguetas
• ¿eres poeta? ¡pues súbete la bragueta!

 

Further reading

• “bragueta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10