braza means synonym of estado, a traditional Spanish unit of length equivalent to about 1.67 m.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, braza ranks #7,708 of 42,747 for Qualifying.
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”).
noun
- Synonym of estado, a traditional Spanish unit of length equivalent to about 1.67 m.
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Words closest in meaning
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- estado 67% match — A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 1.67 m. vs braza →
- braccio 64% match — An Italian measure of length, varying from half a yard to a yard. vs braza →
- toesa 62% match — Synonym of estado, Spanish toise or fathom, a traditional unit of length, equivalent to about 1.67 m. vs braza →
- codo 61% match — A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 41.6 cm. vs braza →
- sesma 61% match — A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 13.9 cm. vs braza →
- dedo 58% match — A traditional short Spanish unit of length, usually about equal to 1.75 cm. vs braza →
- covado 56% match — A traditional Portuguese unit of length, usually about equal to 0.6 meters and approximating the length of a forearm and hand. vs braza →
- estadio 54% match — A traditional Portuguese unit of distance, variously equivalent to about 185.2, 231.5, or 257.2 m depending on the number of leagues per equatorial degree. vs braza →