breca

See also: breča

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Unknown. Possibly from Arabic قِلَّة البَارَك‎ (qilla(t) al-bārak, “bad luck”).

Noun

breca f (plural brecas)

  1. cramp (painful contraction of a muscle)
  2. (obsolete) a disease that makes the hair of goats fall off
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Etymology 2

Noun

breca f (plural brecas)

  1. (rare) grey mullet (Mugil cephalus, a tropical and subtropical fish)
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Etymology 3

Verb

breca

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of brecar
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of brecar
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