# braga
## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin brāca.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈbɾa.ɣə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈbɾa.ɣa]

### Noun

braga f (plural bragues)
* nappy, diaper
* (in the plural) underpants, knickers
* (nautical) sling

#### Synonyms

* (nappy) bolquer
* (underpants) calces
* (sling) estrop

#### Derived terms

* bragada
* braguer
* bragueta
* embragar

### Further reading

* “braga” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese bragas, from Latin brāca, of probable Celtic origin. Compare Latin Bracari, from a local substrate language.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɾaɡa/ [ˈbɾɑ.ɣ̞ɐ]
* IPA: (standard) /ˈbɾaɡa/ [ˈbɾɑ.ɣ̞ɐ]
* IPA: (gheada) /ˈbɾaħa/ [ˈbɾɑ.ħɐ]
* Rhymes: -aɡa
* Rhymes: -aɡa
* Rhymes: -aħa
* Hyphenation: bra‧ga

### Noun

braga f (plural bragas)
* (in the plural, dated) pants, trousers, breeches
    Synonym: calzón
    Non se pescan troitas con bragas enxoitas (proverb) ― You won't fish trouts with dry pants
* (also in the plural) panty; panties, knickers
* bikini bottom
* neck gaiter
* underbelly
* belly bacon

#### Derived terms

* bragada
* bragado
* bragal
* desbragar

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “bragas”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “bragas”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “braga”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “braga”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “braga”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbra.ɡa/
* Rhymes: -aɡa
* Hyphenation: brà‧ga

### Noun

braga f (plural braghe)
* Alternative form of braca

### Anagrams

* garba

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin brāca.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɾaɡa/ [ˈbɾa.ɣ̞a]
* Rhymes: -aɡa
* Syllabification: bra‧ga

### Noun

braga f (plural bragas)
* (in the plural) panty; panties, knickers
    Synonyms: bombacha, calzón
* bikini bottom
* neck gaiter
    Synonyms: braga militar, braga polar, buff
* (Venezuela) romper suit, onesie
    Synonym: mono

#### Derived terms

* embragar
* en bragas
* no se pescan truchas a bragas enjutas

### Further reading

* “braga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
* “braga”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
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