Brazil
See also: brazil
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Portuguese Brasil, from brasil (“brazilwood”), originally ‘red like an ember’, from brasa (“ember”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *brasō (“gleed, crackling coal”), and -il (“-ile, -like, -y”) from Latin -īlis (“adjective suffix”). Alternatively, this is a folk etymology for a word for the plant related to Arabic ورس.
A discredited alternative etymology relates it to the mythical Celtic island of Brasil (or "Hy-Brasil"), possibly from Irish Uí Breasail, meaning "clan of Bresail".
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
edit- (UK, US) IPA(key): /bɹə.ˈzɪl/, [-ˈzɪɫ]
Audio (US): (file) Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: Bra‧zil
- Rhymes: -ɪl
Proper noun
editBrazil
- A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America. Official name: Federative Republic of Brazil. Capital: Brasília.
- A city, the county seat of Clay County, Indiana, United States.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editPortuguese-speaking country in South America
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See also
edit- (countries of South America) country of South America; Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
Further reading
edit- Brazil on Wikiquote.Wikiquote
- Brazil on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
- Category:Brazil on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Etymology 2
editReduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Breasail (“descendant of Breasal”), a byname meaning "strife".
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editBrazil (plural Brazils)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Brazil is the 6373rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5343 individuals. Brazil is most common among White (70.19%) and Black/African American (20.4%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brazil”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 220.
Albanian
editProper noun
editBrazil m (definite Brazili)
- Brazil (A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America)
Breton
editProper noun
editBrazil
- Brazil (A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America)
Portuguese
editProper noun
editBrazil m
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Brasil.
Serbo-Croatian
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editBràzīl m (Cyrillic spelling Бра̀зӣл)
- Brazil (A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America)
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