"vraka" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vrakes [plural]
Etymology: From Greek βράκα (vráka), from (as singular) Latin bracae. Doublet of breech. Etymology templates: {{der|en|el|βράκα}} Greek βράκα (vráka), {{q|as singular}} (as singular), {{der|en|la|bracae}} Latin bracae, {{doublet|en|breech}} Doublet of breech Head templates: {{en-noun|vrakes}} vraka (plural vrakes)
  1. (A pair of) baggy breeches worn in the Balkans, the Greek islands (especially Crete) and in Cyprus. Categories (topical): Clothing

Inflected forms

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