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braga

/bɹˈɑɡə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables
bra-ga
IPA
/bɹˈɑɡə/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Portuguese.

Countable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Portuguese Braga, Old Galician-Portuguese Braga, from Latin Bracara Augusta, named after a Celtic tribe, the Bracari, whose name is thought to be from Proto-Celtic *Bracara.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Bragas (plural)

Rhymes With

saga aga matsunaga moraga fukunaga fraga cheektowaga arriaga tokunaga zuluaga paniagua lizarraga

Questions

How do you pronounce braga?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɹˈɑɡə/.
What does braga mean?
A surname from Portuguese.
Where does braga come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

How to pronounce braga

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