brenha

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *brigna (“rocky terrain”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɾẽ.ɲɐ/ [ˈbɾẽ.j̃ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɾe.ɲa/

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbɾɐ(j).ɲɐ/
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbɾe.ɲɐ/
  • Rhymes: -ɐɲɐ
  • Hyphenation: bre‧nha

Noun

brenha f (plural brenhas)

  1. scrub (thick vegetation)
  2. complication
  3. confusion
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