How the Spanish language influenced English with the word 'breeze'

'Breeze' is a word borrowed from Spanish 'briza'. The word entered the English language some time around 1626.

breeze [noun] [1626]

• a light gentle wind
• a wind of from 4 to 31 miles (6 to 50 kilometers) an hour
• something easily done
• cinch

See 'breeze' on the Loan Words Map

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note: Similar in Dutch and Frisian but the Spanish word seems the oldest - meaning the North East wind.
Etymology: Probably from Spanish 'brisa' northeast wind

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