"breva" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɾeba/, [ˈbɾe.β̞a] Forms: brevas [plural]
Rhymes: -eba Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish bebra via metathesis, from Latin bifera, feminine form of bifer (“flowering or fruiting twice each year”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|bebra|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish bebra, {{inh+|es|osp|bebra}} Inherited from Old Spanish bebra, {{inh|es|la|bifera}} Latin bifera Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} breva f (plural brevas)
  1. black fig, breba (first fruit of the fig tree) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-breva-es-noun-zxw20-CF Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Fruits Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 37 34 11 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 37 7 5 5 Disambiguation of Fruits: 36 30 14 10 10
  2. (Spain, colloquial) titty; jug; knocker (breast) Tags: Spain, colloquial, feminine
    Sense id: en-breva-es-noun-LlrI00co Categories (other): Peninsular Spanish, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Fruits Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 37 34 11 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 37 7 5 5 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 32 40 8 7 13 Disambiguation of Fruits: 36 30 14 10 10
  3. sinecure Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-breva-es-noun-F0j2C5~Z Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Fruits Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 37 34 11 9 9 Disambiguation of Fruits: 36 30 14 10 10
  4. unexpected benefit; windfall Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-breva-es-noun-vtOQT3nb Categories (other): Fruits Disambiguation of Fruits: 36 30 14 10 10
  5. benefit acquired without effort or sacrifice Tags: feminine Related terms: breva pelada [alternative]
    Sense id: en-breva-es-noun-zMnyBGWE Categories (other): Fruits Disambiguation of Fruits: 36 30 14 10 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: de higos a brevas, por las puras brevas Related terms: no caerá esa breva, higo (english: second fruit) [masculine]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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