brasil

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See also: Brasil

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From brasa (“ember”) +‎ -il.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾaˈziw/ [bɾaˈziʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾɐˈzil/ [bɾɐˈziɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾɐˈzi.li/

Audio (BR) (file)
Homophone: Brasil
Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw
Hyphenation: bra‧sil

Noun[edit]

brasil m (plural brasis)

brazilwood

Adjective[edit]

brasil m or f (plural brasis)

(archaic) relating to embers, ember-coloured

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From brasa +‎ -il.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /bɾaˈsil/ [bɾaˈsil]
Rhymes: -il
Syllabification: bra‧sil

Noun[edit]

brasil m (plural brasiles)

brazil, brazilwood

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Further reading[edit]

“brasil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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