el
masculine
/aˈβɾaθo/
#2031 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
hug, embrace
Word origin
From the verb abrazar, from a- and brazo ('arm'), from Latin bracchium. To embrace is literally to take into one's arms. English 'brace' and 'embrace' share the Latin root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- bracchium
- English cognates
- brace, embrace
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralabrazos
Examples
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I gave my mother a very tight hug.
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I need a hug after such a long day.
despidieron .
They said goodbye with a hug at the station.
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A hug can say more than a thousand words.
Muchos .
Lots of hugs to all the family.
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