brasileño

Spanish

Etymology

From Brasil (“Brazil”) +‎ -eño.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɾasiˈleɲo/ [bɾa.siˈle.ɲo]
Rhymes: -eɲo
Syllabification: bra‧si‧le‧ño

Adjective

brasileño (feminine brasileña, masculine plural brasileños, feminine plural brasileñas)

Brazilian
Synonym: (colloquial) brasilero

Derived terms

Noun

brasileño m (plural brasileños, feminine brasileña, feminine plural brasileñas)

Brazilian (person from Brazil)
Synonyms: (colloquial) brasilero, (South America, derogatory) macaco

Further reading

“brasileño”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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