brasiere
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From brasen (“to cover with brass”) + -iere (agentive suffix); compare glasiere (“glazier”), grasiere (“pasturer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbraːzi.ər(ə)/, /ˈbraːzjər(ə)/
Noun
brasiere
- A brassworker; an individual who works with brass.
Descendants
- English: brazier
References
- “brāsier, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɾaˈsjeɾe/ [bɾaˈsje.ɾe]
- Rhymes: -eɾe
- Syllabification: bra‧sie‧re
Noun
brasiere f (plural brasieres)