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Galician
Pronunciation
Adjective
brasileiro (feminine brasileira, masculine plural brasileiros, feminine plural brasileiras)
- Brazilian
Noun
brasileiro m (plural brasileiros, feminine brasileira, feminine plural brasileiras)
- Brazilian
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
From brasil + -eiro, later reanalyzed as Brasil + -eiro.
Pronunciation
Noun
brasileiro m (plural brasileiros, feminine brasileira, feminine plural brasileiras)
- (historical) one who works with brazilwood
- Brazilian (person from Brazil)
- Synonyms: (Brazil, colloquial) tupiniquim, (colloquial) brasuca
- (Portugal, derogatory, dated) Portuguese person who migrated to Brazil
Noun
brasileiro m (uncountable)
- (informal) Brazilian Portuguese (Portuguese spoken and written in Brazil)
- Synonyms: português brasileiro, português do Brasil
Adjective
brasileiro (feminine brasileira, masculine plural brasileiros, feminine plural brasileiras)
- Brazilian (of or relating to Brazil)
- Synonyms: (colloquial) tupiniquim, (slang) brasuca
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