English Explanatory Dictionary

Braga

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Portuguese.
  2. A placename
  3. A city in Braga district, Minho, Norte, Portugal.
  4. A district of Minho, Norte, Portugal.
  5. A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Word forms

Braga Bragas

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.

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