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vraka

vraka noun: (A pair of) baggy breeches worn in the Balkans, the Greek islands (especially Crete) and in Cyprus chiefly by men but also by women.

vraka: (A pair of) baggy breeches worn in the Balkans, the Greek islands (especially Crete) and in Cyprus...
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Noun

vraka (plural vrakes)

  1. (traditional local clothing) (A pair of) baggy breeches worn in the Balkans, the Greek islands (especially Crete) and in Cyprus chiefly by men but also by women
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Forms of vraka

pluralvrakes

Origin of vraka

Transliteration of Greek βράκα (vráka), from Byzantine Greek βράκα (bráka), a singular feminine noun from the Hellenistic plural of Koine Greek βράκες (brákes), from Latin brācae (singular brāca). Doublet of breech.

Questions about vraka

What does vraka mean?
Vraka means (A pair of) baggy breeches worn in the Balkans, the Greek islands (especially Crete) and in Cyprus chiefly by men but also by women.
What part of speech is vraka?
Vraka is a noun.
What is the plural of vraka?
The plural of vraka is vrakes.

Words near vraka in the dictionary

  1. vraickers
  2. vraicking
  3. vraicqueur
  4. vraicqueurs
  5. vraisemblance
  6. vraka
  7. vrakes
  8. VRAM
  9. Vrana
  10. Vranas
  11. Vrancea

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