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vraka

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vra-ka
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

(A pair of) baggy breeches worn in the Balkans, the Greek islands (especially Crete) and in Cyprus chiefly by men but also by women

Example Sentences

Etymology

Transliteration of Greek βράκα (vráka), from Byzantine Greek βράκα (bráka), a singular feminine noun from the Hellenistic plural of Koine Greek βράκες (brákes), from Latin brācae (singular brāca). Doublet of breech.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: βράκα, βράκες, brācae

Inflected Forms

vrakes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

shalwar

Questions

What does vraka mean?
(A pair of) baggy breeches worn in the Balkans, the Greek islands (especially Crete) and in Cyprus chiefly by men but also by women
Where does vraka come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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