ˈbrāə noun
( -s )
Etymology: American Spanish, from Spanish, tar, from Old Spanish, from brear to tar, from Old French brayer, from Old Norse brætha, from brāth tar — more at breath
1.
a.
(1) : a tree of the genus Canarium
(2) : the soft resin obtained from it — compare elemi a
b. : a resinous thorny tree ( Caesalpinia praecox ) of Chile and Argentina that yields a pale brown gum
2. : maltha