brasil

See also: Brasil

Portuguese

Etymology

From brasa (“ember”) +‎ -il.

Pronunciation

(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

brasil m (plural brasis)

brazilwood

Adjective

brasil m or f (plural brasis)

(archaic) relating to embers, ember-coloured

Related terms

Spanish

Etymology

From brasa +‎ -il.

Pronunciation

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

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

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