brekë

See also: breke

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin brāca or brācae, likely ultimately from Proto-Germanic *brōks (> English breeches). Compare also dialectal Romanian brace, and cf. the verb îmbrăca.

Pronunciation

  • (Tosk) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɛkə/
  • (Gheg) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɛːk/

Noun

brekë f (pl)

  1. drawers, knickers, undies, briefs
    Synonyms: mbathje, klina

Further reading

  • “brekë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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