abrazo

[ ah-brah-thaw, -saw; English uh-brah-soh ]

noun

, Spanish.

, plural a·bra·zos [ah-, brah, -thaws, -saws, uh, -, brah, -sohz].

1. an embrace, used in greeting someone.

Word History and Origins

Origin of abrazo¹

First recorded in 1625–35; derivative of abrazar “to embrace,” equivalent to a- (from Latin ad-; ad- ( def ). ) + brazo “arm” (from Latin bracchium ; brace ( def ) )