breva
Galician
Alternative forms
- bévera, bévora
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɾeβɐ]
Noun
breva f (plural brevas)
- each one of the first figs of the fig tree which fruits twice each year
- Synonym: bévera
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- breveira
References
- “breva” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “breva” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “bévera” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Italian
Etymology
Probably akin to brivido (“shiver”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbre.va/
- Rhymes: -eva
- Hyphenation: bré‧va
Noun
breva f (plural breve)
- (northern Italy) a wind that blows from the lakes of Como and Lugano towards the mountains
Further reading
- breva in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Norwegian Nynorsk
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish bebra, from Latin bifera, feminine form of bifer (“flowering or fruiting twice each year”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɾeba/ [ˈbɾe.β̞a]
- Rhymes: -eba
- Syllabification: bre‧va
Noun
breva f (plural brevas)
Derived terms
See also
- no caerá esa breva
- higo m (second fruit)
Further reading
- “breva”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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