brejo.
marsh, swamp
Meaning & usage
marsh, swamp
a usually fertile terrain where rivers are more or less permanent
a low region with springs
a rice plantation
a chilly and windy place
Where this word comes from
Possibly inherited from Vulgar Latin *bragius, from Ancient Greek βράγος (brágos, “marsh, shallows”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to dig, bore”); compare Albanian bërrakë. Or, inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese brejo, from Proto-Celtic *bracum (“swamp”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”).
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