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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbrasileiro
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bɾaziˈlejɾu
"O povo brasileiro é muito acolhedor."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to Brazil, its people, or its culture.
"She loves listening to traditional Brazilian bossa nova music."
- 1
A native or inhabitant of Brazil, or a person of Brazilian descent.
"Many enthusiastic Brazilians gathered to watch the football match."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Brazil, which comes from 'pau-brasil', a dyewood tree named after 'brasa' (Portuguese for embers, due to its red color). The suffix '-ian' was added in the late 16th century to form the demonym denoting things or people originating from the country.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Brazilian" is said worldwide
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brésilien
Transliteration: bʁeziljɛ̃
"Il apprécie beaucoup la culture brésilienne."
brasilianisch
Transliteration: brazili̯aːnɪʃ
"Er hört gerne brasilianische Musik."
brasiliano
Transliteration: braziˈljano
"Mi piace molto il cibo brasiliano."
brasileño
Transliteration: brasiˈleɲo
"Ella es una escritora brasileña muy famosa."
brasileiro
Transliteration: bɾaziˈlejɾu
"O povo brasileiro é muito acolhedor."
ब्राज़ीलियाई
Transliteration: braziliyai
"वह ब्राज़ीलियाई संस्कृति का अध्ययन कर रही है।"
巴西的
Transliteration: bā xī de
"他非常喜欢巴西的狂欢节。"
브라질의
Transliteration: beurajir-ui
"그는 브라질의 전통 음악을 좋아한다."
ブラジル人
Transliteration: burajiru-jin
"彼は親切なブラジル人の友達がいます。"
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