breba

noun

bre·​ba

ˈbrābə,

-āvə

plural -s

: a fig of the first crop ripening on the old wood

Word History

Etymology

Spanish breva, alteration of Old Spanish bebra, from Latin (ficus) bifera twice-bearing fig, from ficus fig + bifera, feminine of bifer twice-bearing, from bi- bi- entry 1 + -fer ferous

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