Braga
English
Etymology
From Portuguese Braga, Old Galician-Portuguese Braga, from Latin Bracara Augusta, named after a Celtic tribe, the Bracari, whose name is thought to be from Proto-Celtic *Bracara.
Proper noun
Braga (countable and uncountable, plural Bragas)
Old Norse
Polish

Braga
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Braga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbra.ɡa/
- Rhymes: -aɡa
- Syllabification: Bra‧ga
Proper noun
Braga f
- Braga (a district in northeastern Portugal)
- Braga (a city and municipality of Braga district, Portugal)
- Braga (a village and municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)
Declension
Further reading
- Braga in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese

Braga
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese Braga, from Latin Bracara Augusta, named after a Celtic tribe, the Bracari. Doublet of Brácara.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɾa.ɡɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɾa.ɡa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbɾa.ɡɐ/ [ˈbɾa.ɣɐ]
Audio (Portugal) (file) - Rhymes: -aɡɐ
- Hyphenation: Bra‧ga
Proper noun
Braga f
- Braga (a district in northeastern Portugal)
- Braga (a city and municipality of Braga district, Portugal)
- A village and municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Descendants
- English: Braga
- → Chinese: → 布拉加 (Bùlājiā) (transliteration)
Derived terms
- mais velho que a Sé de Braga
- ser de Braga
Related terms
- bracaraugustano
- bracarense
- brácaro
- braguês
Romanian
Etymology
From bragă.
References
- Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică
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