sobrazo

Galician

Etymology

Probably from a Vulgar Latin *subbracchium, from Latin sub- + bracchium. Or formed from Galician so (“under”) + brazo (“arm”). Compare Romanian subraț. Cf. also Galician sobaco.

Noun

sobrazo m (plural sobrazos)

(anatomy) armpit
Synonyms: axila, sobaco

Further reading

“sobrazo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

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