braccio

noun

brac·​cio

ˈbrä(ˌ)chō,

-hēˌō

plural braccia

-(ˌ)chä,

-hēˌä

: an Italian unit of length varying between 15 and 39 inches

Word History

Etymology

Italian, literally, arm, from Latin brachium

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