braza

braza [brah-thah, -sah] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural bra·zas [brah-thahs, -sahs] /ˈbrɑ θɑs, -sɑs/.

1. a unit of length in some Spanish-speaking countries, representing the reach of outspread arms, officially 5.48 U.S. ft. (1.67 meters) in Spain and 5.68 U.S. ft. (1.73 meters) in Argentina.

Origin of braza Spanish Latin brāchia arms (neuter plural), taken as feminine singular; see brace Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for braza Historical Examples of braza

I embarked in it; it must have been more than one braza long.

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXIV, 1630-34

Various

The sawyers of brazas16 shall receive four reals for each braza one braza long and one vara wide, but nothing else.

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898

Various

In order to do this, it was necessary to lengthen the keel a braza, and to raise the sides about half a vara.

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume XXXI, 1640

Diego Aduarte

Not a braza of rope did I find, nor balls for ten pieces of artillery which are here.

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume VIII (of 55), 1591-1593

Emma Helen Blair

When they are thirsty, the Indians cut off a braza, and a quartillo of fluid runs out of it, which is good and healthful.

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898

Emma Helen Blair