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breva

Pronunciation: /ˈbɾeba/

“breva” is a Spanish word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. black fig, breba (first fruit of the fig tree)
  2. titty; jug; knocker (breast)
  3. sinecure
  4. unexpected benefit; windfall
  5. benefit acquired without effort or sacrifice

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish bebra via metathesis, from Latin bifera, feminine form of bifer (“flowering or fruiting twice each year”).

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