brega

== Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ˈbɾɛ.ɣə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈbɾə.ɣə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈbɾe.ɣa] === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from bregar, ultimately of Gothic origin. ==== Noun ==== brega f (plural bregues) fight ===== Derived terms ===== brega de galls === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== brega inflection of bregar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “brega”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Occitan == === Pronunciation === (standard) IPA(key): /ˈbɾeɣo/ === Noun === brega f (plural bregas) argument, fight === References === Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎[1], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025, page 128 == Old English == === Noun === brega m alternative form of brego (“prince, ruler”) == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: bre‧ga === Etymology 1 === Short for xumbrega, corruption of Schomberg. ==== Adjective ==== brega m or f (plural bregas) (Brazil, derogatory) tacky; kitschy; in poor taste Synonym: (Brazil) cafona === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Spanish brega. ==== Noun ==== brega f (plural bregas) (archaic) fight Synonyms: briga, luta (bullfighting) the work done by a bullfighter Synonyms: lide, toureio ===== Derived terms ===== peão de brega === Etymology 3 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== brega m (plural bregas) (music) a subgenre of Brazilian popular music that originated in the 1970s, often with romantic lyrics about love and infidelity ===== Derived terms ===== tecnobrega === Further reading === brega on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt “brega”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 === References === == Serbo-Croatian == === Noun === brega (Cyrillic spelling брега) genitive singular of breg == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɾeɡa/ [ˈbɾe.ɣ̞a] Rhymes: -eɡa Syllabification: bre‧ga === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from bregar, ultimately of Gothic origin. ==== Noun ==== brega f (plural bregas) fight; struggle Synonym: pelea joke; play Synonym: broma ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== brega inflection of bregar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “brega”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025