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brazo

arm

noun BRAH-soh Less Common
Body & Health Body Parts

Origin: From Latin brachium, from Greek brakhion (upper arm).

Also means

branch (of a river or organisation)

Usage Note

Brazo refers to the human or animal arm and, by extension, a branch-like appendage of a river (brazo de río), a geographical promontory (brazo de mar), or a branch of an organisation. A brazo partido means hand-to-hand, or figuratively with great effort. The idiom cruzarse de brazos (to cross one's arms) means to do nothing or stand idle.

Examples

"Me duele el brazo después del ejercicio."

Natural Translation

My arm hurts after the exercise.

Literal Translation

To-me hurts the arm after the exercise.

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