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 ) )

Example Sentences

The listing quickly found itself attracting the scrutiny of Zillow’s social media watchers, who criticized Abrazo Homes, a production homebuilder in Albuquerque, for tastelessly commercializing the revered abolitionist.

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Yildiray Yildirim, the chairman of the real estate department at Baruch College in New York, said that he had seen real estate marketing reference celebrity names before but not the historical figures used by Abrazo Homes.

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In a statement to The New York Times, Brian McCarthy, a co-founder of Abrazo Homes, said the company decided to name floor plans after influential women when it was founded 14 years ago to “acknowledge their place in history.”

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He said the Abrazo Homes marketing materials had been updated to “more accurately communicate our intent to honor these women.”

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“In her diary, Anne Frank discussed her view of the seasonally changing tree,” read a description of the design on the Abrazo Homes website.

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