brasil
التعريفات والمعاني
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw
Hyphenation: bra‧sil
Homophone: Brasil
=== Etymology 1 ===
From brasa (“ember”) + -il.
==== Adjective ====
brasil m or f (plural brasis)
(archaic) ember-coloured
===== Related terms =====
==== Noun ====
brasil m (plural brasis)
(archaic) ellipsis of pau-brasil (“brazilwood”)
=== Etymology 2 ===
From Brasil.
==== Noun ====
brasil m (plural brasis)
(archaic) Brazilian native
=== Further reading ===
“brasil”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“brasil”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“brasil”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
“brasil”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From brasa + -il.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /bɾaˈsil/ [bɾaˈsil]
Rhymes: -il
Syllabification: bra‧sil
=== Noun ===
brasil m (plural brasiles)
brazil, brazilwood
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“brasil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025