brenca

Spanish

Etymology

From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, possibly Celtic, from Proto-Celtic *brīnikā, a derivative of *brinos (fiber, filament), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrugh-no- (twig), perhaps related to the root of English brush.[1]

Noun

brenca f (plural brencas)

  1. strand (especially of saffron)

References

  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), brwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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