What is the Latin word for brawn?

The usual Latin words for “brawn” are mūsculus, torus, nervus; also lacertus, rōbur, aprūgnus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“brawn” in Latin

mūsculusdiminutive of mūs: a small mouse; a companion of the whale; a saltwater mussel torusround, swelling, bulging place; elevation, protuberance; bulge, knot; muscular or fleshly part, muscle, brawn of animal nervusa cord, string, thong or wire; the leather with which shields were covered; a fiber lacertusThe muscular part of the upper arm, including the shoulder, biceps, and triceps.; The arm.; A muscle.rōbura tough-wooded oak tree; hardness; strength aprūgnuswild boar; wild boar meat

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

brawn

muscles, musculi, tori (poetical): partes corporis musculosae.

Strength, nervi, lacerti, robur. Brawn of the arm, lacerti, tori lacertorum (poetical).

Boar’s flesh, aprugna caro, aprugna (wild): verrina caro.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for brawn?: The usual Latin words for “brawn” are mūsculus, torus, nervus; also lacertus, rōbur, aprūgnus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.