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3-letter words (3 found)

ARB,BAR,BRA,

2-letter words (3 found)

AB,AR,BA,

You can make 6 words from bra according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of bra

bra

Translingual

Symbol

bra

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Braj.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Braj terms

English

Alternative forms

  • brassiere, brassière (dated)

Pronunciation

  • enPR: brä, IPA(key): /bɹɑː/, [bɹɐ̞]
  • (Ireland, Ottawa Valley) IPA(key): /bɹæ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Etymology 1

Clipping of brassiere, borrowed from French brassière, from Old French braciere (originally a lining inside armor to protect the arm, but later a garment), from Old French brace (“arm”), from Latin bracchia, plural of Latin bracchium (“forearm”), from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn, “forearm”), from Proto-Hellenic *brəkʰús (“short”) (because the forearm is shorter than the upper arm), inherited from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus.

Noun

bra (plural bras)

  1. An item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts. [from 1920s]
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

From bracket, referring to the notation introduced in 1939 by Paul Dirac.

Noun

bra (plural bras)

  1. (linear algebra, quantum mechanics) One of the two vectors in the standard notation for describing quantum states in quantum mechanics, the row vector; the other (column) vector being its complex conjugate, the ket.
Antonyms
  • ket
Derived terms
Related terms
  • bra-ket
  • ket-bra
Translations

Etymology 3

Representing a different pronunciation of bro (“brother”).

Noun

bra (plural bras)

  1. (slang) Alternative form of bro; friend, mate

Further reading

  • bra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Rab, ABR, bar-, Arb., bar, BAR, ARB, RBA, Bar, arb, abr., Bar.

Afrikaans

Etymology

Borrowed from English bra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brɑː/

Noun

bra (plural bra's)

  1. bra, brassiere
  2. (Cape Afrikaans) bro, brah, bruh

Cebuano

Etymology

From English bra, shortened from brassiere, from French brassière.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bra

Noun

bra

  1. a bra; a brassiere
    • 2011 — Monternel, Fred Fuentes, Isla (31 August), From Junquera with Love, SuperBalita

Garo

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mV-la(k). Cognate with Old Chinese 射 (OC *ɢljaːɡs, *laːɡs, *ɢljaːɡ, *laːɡ, “to shoot (an arrow, etc.)”), Burmese မြား (mra:, “arrow”), Newar बला (balā).

Noun

bra

  1. arrow

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French bras (“arm”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɣa/

Noun

bra

  1. arm

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbra/, /bra/*
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: brà, bra

Etymology 1

From the city of Bra in Piedmont.

Noun

bra m (usually uncountable, plural invariable)

  1. Bra cheese

Etymology 2

Noun

bra m (invariable)

  1. (quantum mechanics) bra
    Antonym: ket

Further reading

  • bra in Treccani.it – Enciclopedia Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • bra (Dizionario delle Scienze Fisiche) in Treccani.it – Enciclopedia Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

References

Javanese

Romanization

bra

  1. romanization of ꦧꦿ

Khotanese

Adjective

bra

  1. dear

Norman

Alternative forms

  • brâs (continental)
  • bras (Jersey, Guernsey)

Etymology

From Old French bras, from Vulgar Latin *bracium, from Classical Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn).

Noun

bra m (plural bras)

  1. (Sark, anatomy) arm

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from French brave.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɾɑː/

Adjective

bra (indeclinable, comparative bedre, indefinite superlative best, definite superlative beste)

  1. good, fine

Derived terms

  • kjempebra

Adverb

bra

  1. well

See also

  • god
  • vel

References

  • “bra” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from French brave.

Adjective

bra (indeclinable, comparative betre, indefinite superlative best, definite superlative beste)

  1. good, fine

Derived terms

  • kjempebra

See also

  • god
  • vel

References

  • “bra” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈbra/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈbra/

Verb

bra

  1. second-person and third-person singular of bráti

Further reading

  • Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “bra”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वर (vara, “best; excellent; foremost; holy; precious; top; valuable; etc.”) (Doublet of awara (“screen”) and wara (“favour, gift”)). Compare Khmer ព្រះ (prĕəh), Thai พระ (prá).

Prefix

bra

  1. prefix for royalty name

Scots

Etymology 1

Borrowed from braf (“good, brave”); from Low German brav; from French brave, borrowed from Italian bravo.

Adjective

bra (comparative mair bra, superlative maist bra)

  1. Very good or agreeable.

See also

  • guid
  • braw

Etymology 2

Borrowed from bra, shortened from brassiere.

Noun

bra (plural bras)

  1. An item of underwear worn to support the breasts.

See also

  • bra

Swedish

Etymology

Since at least 1621, from braf (“good, brave”); from Low German brav; from French brave, borrowed from Italian bravo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brɑː/, [brɒ̜ː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Adjective

bra (comparative bättre, superlative bäst)

  1. good (having pleasing or suitable qualities)
    Synonym: (jocular, childish) braig
  2. healthy or recovered (from an illness or injury or the like), well
  3. quite large in extent or degree, good, goodly
    Synonym: (often a bit old-fashioned, but idiomatic in some cases where "bra" is not) god

Usage notes

  • "Good" as in morally good is more specifically god, but some overlap occurs since someone morally good can also be considered to have good qualities (be considered to be a "good kind of person").
  • In informal (often jocular or childish) contexts, bäst may be inflected further and given the comparative bästare (bester) and the superlative bästast, bästaste (bestest); these forms are also nonstandard.

Declension

Adverb

bra (comparative bättre, superlative bäst)

  1. well
  2. a good deal, quite (to quite a large extent or degree)

See also

  • väl
  • god

References

  • bra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • bra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

  • -bar, bar

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English bra.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbɾa/ [ˈbɾa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: bra

Noun

bra (Baybayin spelling ᜊ᜔ᜇ)

  1. brassiere; bra
    Synonym: (uncommon) salungso

Derived terms

See also

Anagrams

  • Abr., bar

Yola

Alternative forms

  • braave

Etymology

From Middle French brave, borrowed from Italian bravo, itself of uncertain origin. Cognate with Scots braa (“fine”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /braː/
  • IPA(key): /braːv/

Adjective

bra

  1. brave, pretty well

References

Zazaki

Alternative forms

  • bira, bıra

Etymology

Compare Persian برادر (barâdar).

Noun

bra

  1. brother

Source: wiktionary.org