Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

braccae

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: brac-cae
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Shapeless trousers of wool or skin tied at the waist and ankles by cords, worn chiefly by the ancient Gauls.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bracae, plural of braca, from Gaulish *brāca, of Celtic origin, cognate with Proto-Germanic *brōks; akin to Old High German bruoh (“a pair of breeches”) and to Dutch broek (“a pair of trousers”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: bracae, *brāca, *brōks

Questions

What does braccae mean?: Shapeless trousers of wool or skin tied at the waist and ankles by cords, worn chiefly by the ancient Gauls.
Where does braccae come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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