Bragança

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Bragança, from Latin Brigantia, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī, *brigantī, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts (“high”), from the root *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise”) + *-onts (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of Brigantia.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /bɹəˈɡanzə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /bɹəˈɡɑnzə/
  • Rhymes: -ænzə, -ɑːnzə

Proper noun

Bragança

  1. A district in northeastern Portugal.
  2. A city and municipality of Bragança district, Portugal.

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Bragança.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Bragança f

  1. Bragança (a district in northeastern Portugal)
  2. Bragança (a city and municipality of Bragança district, Portugal)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin Brigantia, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī, *brigantī, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts (“high”), from the root *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise”) + *-onts (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾaˈɡɐ̃.sɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾaˈɡɐ̃.sa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾɐˈɡɐ̃.sɐ/ [bɾɐˈɣɐ̃.sɐ]

  • Audio (Portugal)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃sɐ
  • Hyphenation: Bra‧gan‧ça

Proper noun

Bragança f

  1. Bragança (a district in northeastern Portugal)
  2. Bragança (a city and municipality of Bragança district, Portugal)

Usage notes

Bragança is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Derived terms

Proper noun

Bragança m or f by sense

  1. a surname
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