"Brea" meaning in All languages combined

See Brea on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Breas [plural]
Etymology: From Galician Brea. Compare Blea. Etymology templates: {{der|en|gl|Brea}} Galician Brea Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Brea (countable and uncountable, plural Breas)
  1. (countable) A surname from Galician. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Brea-en-name-r-6KnvYB Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A city in Orange County, California, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in California, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in California, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Brea-en-name-g9nZEIP7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 53 16 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 50 15 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Carn Brea, La Brea

Proper name [Galician]

IPA: /ˈbɾe.a̝/
Etymology: From an old spelling of verea (“road”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos (“horse”). Etymology templates: {{der|gl|cel-pro|*uɸoreidos|t=horse}} Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos (“horse”) Head templates: {{gl-proper noun|m}} Brea m
  1. a large number of hamlets and villages throughout Galicia Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Brea-gl-name-0XQTvi-W Categories (other): Galician entries with incorrect language header, Galician proper nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Galician entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Galician proper nouns with irregular gender: 49 51
  2. a toponymical surname Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Brea-gl-name-ay3pbDzG Categories (other): Galician surnames, Galician entries with incorrect language header, Galician proper nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Galician entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Galician proper nouns with irregular gender: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: verea, Verea

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈbɾe.a̝/"
    }
  ],
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}

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