breva

Galician

brevas

Alternative forms

  • bévera, bévora

Etymology

From Latin bifera, feminine form of bifer (flowering or fruiting twice each year).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɾeβɐ]

Noun

breva f (plural brevas)

  1. each one of the first figs of the fig tree which fruits twice each year
    Synonym: bévera

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • breveira

References

Italian

Etymology

Probably akin to brivido (shiver).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbre.va/
  • Rhymes: -eva
  • Hyphenation: bré‧va

Noun

breva f (plural breve)

  1. (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

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

breva n

  1. definite plural of brev

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

breva n

  1. definite plural of brev

Spanish

breva

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)

  1. black fig, breba (first fruit of the fig tree)
  2. (Spain, colloquial) titty; jug; knocker (breast)

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

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