Braza

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of estado, a traditional Spanish unit of length equivalent to about 1.67 m. historical

Etymology

From Spanish braza (“Spanish brace”), from Old Spanish braça, from Latin brachia, variant of bracchium (“arm, cubit”), from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn, “upper arm”).

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.