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brasil.

ember-coloured

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/bɾaˈziw/Brazil[bɾaˈziʊ̯]Brazil/bɾɐˈzil/Portugal[bɾɐˈziɫ]Portugal

  1. ember-coloured

    archaic · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Vulgar Latin *brasa Old Galician-Portuguese brasa Portuguese brasa Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -īlislbor. Portuguese -il Portuguese brasil From brasa (“ember”) + -il.

noun/bɾaˈziw/Brazil[bɾaˈziʊ̯]Brazil/bɾɐˈzil/Portugal[bɾɐˈziɫ]Portugal

  1. Brazilian native

    archaic · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Vulgar Latin *brasa Old Galician-Portuguese brasa Portuguese brasa Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -īlislbor. Portuguese -il Portuguese brasilder. Portuguese Terra do Brasilellip. Portuguese Brasil Portuguese brasil From Brasil.

noun/bɾaˈziw/Brazil[bɾaˈziʊ̯]Brazil/bɾɐˈzil/Portugal[bɾɐˈziɫ]Portugal

  1. ellipsis of pau-brasil (“brazilwood”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · archaic · ellipsis · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Vulgar Latin *brasa Old Galician-Portuguese brasa Portuguese brasa Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -īlislbor. Portuguese -il Portuguese brasil From brasa (“ember”) + -il.

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