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/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾe.ɲɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾe.ɲɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾe.ɲɐ/

Rhymes: -eɲɐ, -ɐɲɐ
Hyphenation: bre‧nha

Noun

brenha f (plural brenhas)

scrub (thick vegetation)
complication
confusion

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