"breca" meaning in Portuguese

See breca in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɾɛ.kɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈbɾɛ.kɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: brecas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛkɐ Etymology: Unknown. Possibly from Arabic قِلَّة البَارَك (qilla(t) al-bārak, “bad luck”). Etymology templates: {{unk|pt}} Unknown, {{der|pt|ar|قِلَّة البَارَك||bad luck}} Arabic قِلَّة البَارَك (qilla(t) al-bārak, “bad luck”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} breca f (plural brecas)
  1. cramp (painful contraction of a muscle) Tags: feminine Synonyms: cãibra
    Sense id: en-breca-pt-noun-HWxuZNDq
  2. (obsolete) a disease that makes the hair of goats fall off Tags: feminine, obsolete
    Sense id: en-breca-pt-noun-cRi7NRLx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: com a breca, da breca, levar a breca
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɾɛ.kɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈbɾɛ.kɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: brecas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛkɐ Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} breca f (plural brecas)
  1. (rare) grey mullet (Mugil cephalus, a tropical and subtropical fish) Tags: feminine, rare Synonyms: tainha, mugem
    Sense id: en-breca-pt-noun-2jrHvxhT Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 3 15 3 4 39 32 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 18 2 2 35 39 3 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 5 7 39 42 7 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 3 4 37 46 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɾɛ.kɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈbɾɛ.kɐ/ [Portugal]
Rhymes: -ɛkɐ Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{ety|pt|nl=1}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} breca
  1. inflection of brecar:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: brecar
    Sense id: en-breca-pt-verb-osUee1UR Categories (other): Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Portuguese entries with etymon, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 18 2 2 35 39 3 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 5 7 39 42 7 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymon: 3 2 40 51 4 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 3 4 37 46 11
  2. inflection of brecar:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: brecar
    Sense id: en-breca-pt-verb-dTgOTVQs Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 3 4 37 46 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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