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bra⋅ce⋅ro

[bruh-sair-oh; Sp. brah-se-raw]
–noun, plural -ce⋅ros [-sair-ohz; Sp. -se-raws] .
a Mexican laborer admitted legally into the U.S. for a short period to perform seasonal, usually agricultural, labor.

Origin:
1915–20; < Sp: laborer, lit., one who swings his arms. See brace, -ary
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bra·ce·ro   (brə-sâr'ō)   
n.   pl. bra·ce·ros
A Mexican laborer permitted to enter the United States and work for a limited period of time, especially in agriculture.

[Spanish, laborer, from brazo, arm, from Latin brācchium, from Greek brakhīōn, upper arm; see mregh-u- in Indo-European roots.]
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