abrazo

noun

abra·​zo

əˈbrä(ˌ)sō,

äˈb-

plural -s

: an embrace (as of salutation) employed in Latin America

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Spanish, a noun derivative of abrazar "to embrace," from a-, verb prefix (going back to Latin ad- ad-) + brazo "arm," going back to Latin bracchium

First Known Use

circa 1626, in the meaning defined above

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