brete
Spanish, noun/ˈbɾete/
brete is spelled B-R-E-T-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 81,768th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brete is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “an unavoidable and inescapable predicament” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cepo o prisión estrecha de hierro que se pone a los reos en los pies para que no puedan huir”.
What does brete mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinean unavoidable and inescapable predicament
- 2
masculinejob
- 3
masculinedifficult situation
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cepo o prisión estrecha de hierro que se pone a los reos en los pies para que no puedan huir. 2. Cárcel. 3. Aprieto sin efugio o evasiva. 4. En las estancias y mataderos, sitio cercado con fuertes maderos, para marcar en ellos a las bestias o matarlas.
noun: 1. En la India, comida que los naturales hacen de una hoja que es de hechura de corazón, grande como una mano, y de olor, sabor y color de clavo. Junta con otras cosas, la mascan, echan fuera el primer zumo y tragan el resto.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of brete
- bretes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce brete?
- /ˈbɾete/
- [ˈbɾe.t̪e]
- [ˈbɾet̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to brete
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is brete in Spanish?
brete appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).