braies

English

Etymology

From French braies, from Old French braies, plural of braie, from Latin braca.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɹeɪ/

Noun

braies pl (plural only)

braccae, breeches; an undergarment worn in medieval Europe

References

Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged

Anagrams

Baiers, Serbia, braise, rabies, rebias

French

Etymology

From Latin brācae (or brācas), plural of brāca, from Transalpine Gaulish [Term?].

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bʁɛ/
Audio (file)

Noun

braies f pl (plural only)

(historical) breeches

Further reading

“braies” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

Norman

Etymology

From Latin bracae, from Transalpine Gaulish [Term?].

Pronunciation

Audio (Jersey) (file)

Noun

braies f pl

trousers
(Jersey) underpants

Synonyms

(underpants): drâses, p'tites braies

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