braza

[ brah-thah, -sah ]

/ ˈbrɑ θɑ, -sɑ /

noun, plural bra·zas [brah-thahs, -sahs]. /ˈbrɑ θɑs, -sɑs/.

a unit of length in some Spanish-speaking countries, representing the reach of outspread arms, officially 5.48 U.S. ft. (1.67 meters) in Spain and 5.68 U.S. ft. (1.73 meters) in Argentina.

Origin of braza

<Spanish <Latin brāchia arms (neuter plural), taken as feminine singular; see brace

Words nearby braza

Braxton Hicks sign, braxy, bray, brayer, Braz., braza, braze, Brazelton, brazen, brazen-faced, brazier

Example sentences from the Web for braza

Banana leaves, which are one braza long and one-half braza wide, serve them as napkins.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 29 of 55|Various
The braza is called dipa; that of the city is of sixty points, into which the six feet contained in it are divided.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55|Francisco Colin
This bird lays its eggs in the sand, a braza deep, at the edge of the water.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803, Volume V., 1582-1583|Various
I embarked in it; it must have been more than one braza long.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXIV, 1630-34|Various

The bar of the river is not more than one braza deep; and its coast thereabout, for more than twenty leagues, is very forbidding.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803|E.H. Blair

单词	braza
释义	braza [ brah-thah, -sah ] / ˈbrɑ θɑ, -sɑ / noun, plural bra·zas [brah-thahs, -sahs]. /ˈbrɑ θɑs, -sɑs/. a unit of length in some Spanish-speaking countries, representing the reach of outspread arms, officially 5.48 U.S. ft. (1.67 meters) in Spain and 5.68 U.S. ft. (1.73 meters) in Argentina. Origin of braza <Spanish <Latin brāchia arms (neuter plural), taken as feminine singular; see brace Words nearby braza Braxton Hicks sign, braxy, bray, brayer, Braz., braza, braze, Brazelton, brazen, brazen-faced, brazier Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for braza Banana leaves, which are one braza long and one-half braza wide, serve them as napkins. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 29 of 55\|Various The braza is called dipa; that of the city is of sixty points, into which the six feet contained in it are divided. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55\|Francisco Colin This bird lays its eggs in the sand, a braza deep, at the edge of the water. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803, Volume V., 1582-1583\|Various I embarked in it; it must have been more than one braza long. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXIV, 1630-34\|Various The bar of the river is not more than one braza deep; and its coast thereabout, for more than twenty leagues, is very forbidding. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803\|E.H. Blair
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