# braza

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Synonym of estado, a traditional Spanish unit of length equivalent to about 1.67 m.

## Etymology
From Spanish braza (“Spanish brace”), from Old Spanish braça, from Latin brachia, variant of bracchium (“arm, cubit”), from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn, “upper arm”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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