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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
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: traditional local clothing
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.
