brenca

From Paleo-Hispanic, possibly Celtic, from Proto-Celtic *brīnikā, a derivative of *brinos (“fiber, filament”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrugʰ-no- (“twig”), perhaps related to the root of English brush,^[1] but the phonetics are dubious.

• IPA^(key): /bre.ŋka/

brenca f

1. a strand

brenca

1. (in negative phrases) at all

   No me fa brenca goi. ― I don't like it at all.

2. any

   No gastes brenca d’aceite ― Don't use any oil

   No queda brenca de sal. ― There isn't any salt left.

• Branca
• Branga

• “brenca”, in Aragonario, diccionario aragonés–castellano (in Spanish)

From Paleo-Hispanic, possibly Celtic, from Proto-Celtic *brīnikā, a derivative of *brinos (“fiber, filament”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrugʰ-no- (“twig”), perhaps related to the root of English brush,^[1] but the phonetics are dubious.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾenka/ [ˈbɾeŋ.ka]
• Rhymes: -enka
• Syllabification: bren‧ca

brenca f (plural brenques)

1. (uncommon) a tiny amount

• “brenca”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “brenca”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

From Paleo-Hispanic, possibly Celtic, from Proto-Celtic *brīnikā, a derivative of *brinos (“fiber, filament”), further suggested to be from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrugʰ-no- (“twig”), perhaps related to the root of English brush,^[1] but the phonetics are dubious.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾenka/ [ˈbɾẽŋ.ka]
• Rhymes: -enka
• Syllabification: bren‧ca

brenca f (plural brencas)

1. strand (especially of saffron)

• “brenca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025