abrazo

[ ah-brah-thaw, -saw; English uh-brah-soh ]

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noun

, Spanish.

, plural a·bra·zos [ah-, brah, -thaws, -saws, uh, -, brah, -sohz].

an embrace, used in greeting someone.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of abrazo¹

First recorded in 1625–35; derivative of abrazar “to embrace,” equivalent to a- (from Latin ad-; ad- ( def ). ) + brazo “arm” (from Latin bracchium ; brace ( def ) )

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