How do you pronounce bracero?

The recorded pronunciation is /bɹəˈsɪəɹəʊ/.

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bracero

/bɹəˈsɪəɹəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.62 in modern English

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus Proto-Hellenic *brəkʰús Ancient Greek βρᾰχῠ́ς (brăkhŭ́s) Proto-Indo-European *-yōsder. Proto-Indo-European *-isō Proto-Hellenic *-ihō Ancient Greek -ῑ́ων (-ī́ōn) Ancient Greek βρᾰχῑ́ων (brăkhī́ōn)bor. Latin bracchium Old Spanish braço Spanish brazo Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Spanish -ero Spanish bracerobor. English bracero Borrowed from Spanish bracero (“laborer”).

braceros (plural)

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How do you pronounce bracero?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɹəˈsɪəɹəʊ/.
What does bracero mean?: A Mexican national working as an agricultural laborer in the United States from 1942-1964, or similarly a railroad worker from 1942-1945.
Where does bracero come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus Proto-Hellenic *brəkʰús Ancient Greek βρᾰχῠ́ς (brăkhŭ́s) Proto-Indo-European *-yōsder. Proto-Indo-European *-isō Proto-Hellenic *-ihō Ancient Greek -ῑ́ων (-ī́ōn) Ancient Greek βρᾰχῑ́ων (brăkhī́ōn)bor. Latin bracchium Old Spanish braço Spanish brazo Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Spanish -ero Spanish bracerobor. English bracero Borrowed from Spanish bracero (“laborer”).

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