brasse

Perhaps a transposition of barse; but compare German Brasse (“bream”), and English bream.

brasse (plural brasses)

1. A spotted European freshwater fish Sander lucioperca, resembling a perch.

• (Sander lucioperca): zander

• BSAers, Brases, Sabers, barses, besras, sabers, sabres

From Latin (tēnsa) bracchia (“(outstretched) arms”).

• IPA^(key): /bʁas/

brasse f (plural brasses)

1. fathom (unit of measure)
2. (swimming) stroke
3. (swimming) breaststroke

   le 100 mètres à la brasse ― 100 metre breaststroke (event)

• toise

• “brasse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• brases, sabres

brasse

1. Alternative form of bras

From Swedish brasse.

brasse f or m (definite singular brassen or brassa, indefinite plural brasser or brassar, definite plural brassene or brassane)

1. (masculine, informal) a Brazilian (especially a soccer player)
2. (masculine or feminine, soccer) clipping of brassespark (“bicycle kick”).
   • 2020 October 24, quoting Jan Endre, Sunnmørsposten:

     Eg tok den brassa, det vart mål og vi vann kampen.

     I did that bicycle kick, it was goal and we won the game.

Clipping of brasilianare. Attested since 1958.

brasse c

1. (informal) a Brazilian (especially a soccer player)

   brassefotboll ― Brazilian soccer (playing style)

   Vi spelar mot brassarna ― We're playing against the Brazilians

• brasse in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• brasse in Svensk ordbok (SO)