brasa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁa.za/
• Homophones: brasas, brasât

Verb

brasa

1. third-person singular past historic of braser

Anagrams

• sabra

Etymology

14th century. Of uncertain origin, perhaps Germanic.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾasa̝/

Noun

brasa f (plural brasas)

1. ember, live coal
   • 1370, Ramón Lorenzo (ed.), Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 662:

     Et a(a)s casas p(r)intadas et nobles todas forõ tornadas en brasas

     And all the noble houses were turned into embers

   Sacar a brasa coa man allea

   To take away the ember with the hand of other

References

• “brasa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “brasa” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “brasa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “brasa” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “brasa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Verb

brasa

1. third-person singular present of brasare
2. second-person singular imperative of brasare

Etymology

Of uncertain origin, perhaps Germanic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɾa.sa]

Noun

brasa f (plural brasas)

1. ember, live coal
   • c1200: Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 56r. col. 1.

     Euelo ami uno de los ſeraphin en ſue mano braſa q́ con las tenazas ṕſo del altar etannio ſobre mi boca

     Then one of the seraphim flew to me; in his hand a live coal he had taken from the altar with tongs, and he touched it on my mouth

   • Idem, f. 63v. col. 1.

     en ſemblança delas beſtias ſuujſta cuemo braſas de fuego encendidas e ſemblanca de lampades

     the appearance of the creatures was like burning coals of fire or like torches

Etymology

Unknown origin, but possibly connected to French braise which is of Germanic origin.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾa.zɐ/
• Hyphenation: bra‧sa
• Rhymes: -aza

Noun

brasa f (plural brasas)

1. ember (a glowing piece of coal or wood)
2. (by extension) heat, hotness
3. (by extension, colloquial) hottie (attractive person)

Etymology

From Old Spanish brasa, of unknown origin, but probably connected to French braise, of Germanic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾasa/
• Homophone: braza (Americas)

Noun

brasa f (plural brasas)

1. hot coal, ember

Noun

brasa c

1. a small, controlled fire used for warmth