brecar
Portuguese, verb/bɾeˈka(ʁ)/
brecar is spelled B-R-E-C-A-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese, the 89,875th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brecar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to brake (to operate the brakes of a vehicle)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diminuir a velocidade por meio de breques”.
What does brecar mean in English?
verb
- 1
Brazilto brake (to operate the brakes of a vehicle)
- 2
Brazilto brake (to be slowed down)
- 3
Brazilto stunt (to check or hinder the growth or development of)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. diminuir a velocidade por meio de breques
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 brecar
- breco first-person present singular
- brequei first-person preterite singular
- brecado participle past
- c-qu alternation
- brecares infinitive second-person singular
- brecarmos first-person infinitive plural
- brecardes infinitive plural second-person
- brecarem infinitive plural third-person
- brecando gerund
- brecados masculine participle past
- brecada feminine participle past
- brecadas feminine participle past
- brecas indicative present second-person
- breca indicative present singular
- brecamos first-person indicative plural
- brecais indicative plural present
- brecam indicative plural present
- brecava first-person imperfect indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce brecar?
- Brazil /bɾeˈka(ʁ)/
- Brazil [bɾeˈka(h)]
- /bɾeˈka(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is brecar in Portuguese?
brecar appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).