This is the 771st most frequent Italian word.
brano
A "brano" is a piece, excerpt, or passage (e.g., of music, text, or film).
Here, 'brano' refers to a piece or segment of music, commonly used to indicate a song or a part of a musical composition.
Ho ascoltato un brano musicale molto famoso.
I listened to a very famous musical piece.
In this context, 'brano' is used to mean an excerpt or a portion of written text.
Abbiamo letto un brano del libro durante la lezione.
We read an excerpt from the book during the lesson.
Here, 'brano' indicates a broken piece or segment of a larger structure, used metaphorically for a part of a wall.