braço
Portuguese, noun/ˈbɾa.su/
braço is spelled B-R-A-Ç-O (5 letters) and appears 44 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,139th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Braço is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “arm (upper limb)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “um dos membros anteriores humanos”.
What does braço mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinearm (upper limb)
- 2
masculineupper arm; brachium (part of the arm between the elbow and shoulder)
- 3
masculineany limb or tentacle
- 4
masculinearm; sleeve (part of an item of clothing for the upper body that goes around the arm)
- 5
masculinearm (part of a furniture for sitting that one can rest one’s arm on)
- 6
masculineneck (extended part of a stringed instrument)
- 7
masculinearm; inlet (small part of a body of water extending out from the main body)
- 8
masculinea smaller range extending from a mountain range
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. um dos membros anteriores humanos 2. porção do membro anterior humano compreendida entre o ombro e o cotovelo 3. habilidade do piloto esportivo 4. apêndice de móveis como cadeiras e poltronas que serve para apoiar o braço de quem senta
noun: 1. determinada raça de cães
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of braço
- braços plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce braço?
- Brazil /ˈbɾa.su/
- Portugal /ˈbɾa.su/
- /ˈbɾä.sʊ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to braço
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is braço in Portuguese?
braço appears 44 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).