brasil
See also: Brasil
Portuguese
Etymology
From brasa (“ember”) + -il.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾaˈziw/ [bɾaˈziʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾɐˈzil/ [bɾɐˈziɫ]
Audio (BR) (file) - Homophone: Brasil
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw
- Hyphenation: bra‧sil
Noun
brasil m (plural brasis)
- brazilwood
Adjective
brasil m or f (plural brasis)
- (archaic) relating to embers, ember-coloured
Related terms
- pau-brasil
- Brasil
Spanish
Noun
brasil m (plural brasiles)
- brazil, brazilwood
Related terms
- Brasil
- brasilete
Further reading
- “brasil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014