# vraka

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. (A pair of) baggy breeches worn in the Balkans, the Greek islands (especially Crete) and in Cyprus chiefly by men but also by women

## Etymology
Transliteration of Greek βράκα (vráka), from Byzantine Greek βράκα (bráka), a singular feminine noun from the Hellenistic plural of Koine Greek βράκες (brákes), from Latin brācae (singular brāca). Doublet of breech.

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