brazil

¹

[ bruh-zil ]

noun

1. brazilwood.

Brazil

²

[ bruh-zil ]

noun

1. a republic in South America. 3,286,170 sq. mi. (8,511,180 sq. km). : Brasília.

brazil

¹

/ brəˈzɪl /

noun

1. Also calledbrazil wood the red wood obtained from various tropical leguminous trees of the genus Caesalpinia , such as C. echinata of America: used for cabinetwork
2. the red or purple dye extracted from any of these woods See also brazilin
3. short for brazil nut

Brazil

²

/ brəˈzɪl /

noun

1. a republic in South America, comprising about half the area and half the population of South America: colonized by the Portuguese from 1500 onwards; became independent in 1822 and a republic in 1889; consists chiefly of the tropical Amazon basin in the north, semiarid scrub in the northeast, and a vast central tableland; an important producer of coffee and minerals, esp iron ore. Official language: Portuguese. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: real. Capital: Brasília. Pop: 201 009 622 (2013 est). Area: 8 511 957 sq km (3 286 470 sq miles)

Brazil

1. Republic in eastern South America . It borders on every South American country except Chile and Ecuador . Its capital is Brasilia , and its largest city is São Paulo.

Notes

The only country in South America whose history was dominated by Portugal ; it is the largest Portuguese-speaking country in the world.

The largest of the Latin-American countries, Brazil occupies almost half of South America.

It is the world's leading coffee exporter.

Other Words From

• an·ti-Bra·zil·ian adjective noun
• Bra·zil·ian [br, uh, -, zil, -y, uh, n], adjective noun
• pro-Bra·zil·ian adjective noun
• pseu·do-Bra·zil·ian adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of brazil¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English brasile, from Medieval Latin, from Italian, from Spanish brasil, derivative of brasa “live coal” (the wood being red in color), from Germanic; braise

Word History and Origins

Origin of brazil¹

C14: from Old Spanish brasil , from brasa glowing coals, of Germanic origin; referring to the redness of the wood; see braise

Example Sentences

Saquon Barkley made a dream debut for the Philadelphia Eagles as they beat the Green Bay Packers in the NFL's first ever trip to brazil.

From BBC

Meanwhile, Savannah Dawsey-Hewitt, from Harpenden, in Hertfordshire, says she has baked her mum some ginger, turmeric and banana muffins, topped with brazil nuts.

From BBC

By contrast, however, farmed brazil nuts are almost indistinguishable from their wild forebears.

From Nature

Put the brazil nuts into another freezer bag and also bash them, so you end up with different-sized nut rubble.

From The Guardian

Unfortunately after the first goal knowing that Mexico will be forced to play offense, the result became a foregone conclusion with brazil able to counter attack with Neymar, Coutinho and Jesus or Firmino.

From New York Times