Brazilian
adjective
- Relating to Brazil
proper noun
- person from Brazil
- variety of Portuguese used in Brazil
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /bɹəˈzɪ.lɪ.ən/ / /bɹəˈzɪl.jən/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Vulgar Latin *brasa Old Galician-Portuguese brasa Portuguese brasa Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -īlislbor. Portuguese -il Portuguese brasil Portuguese Brasilder. Portuguese Brazilbor. English Brazil Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Brazilian From Brazil + -ian.
- Of, from, or pertaining to Brazil, or the Brazilian people.
“U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he would support a new election in Venezuela, after Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva also floated the idea, despite rebuffs from Venezuela's ruling party and its opposition which both claim victory in the July 28 contest.”
- Pertaining to full removal of pubic hair.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Vulgar Latin *brasa Old Galician-Portuguese brasa Portuguese brasa Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -īlislbor. Portuguese -il Portuguese brasil Portuguese Brasilder. Portuguese Brazilbor. English Brazil Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Brazilian From Brazil + -ian.
- A person from Brazil or of Brazilian descent.
“The world descended on Rio de Janeiro for the XXXI Olympiad in 2016, but Brazilians have been ready anytime to help the world take a load off and experience something missing for a while: fun.”
- Ellipsis of Brazilian wax (“style of pubic hair removal”).
“So why get a Brazilian? There are several levels of reasoning beyond what I mentioned in the foreword, but let's discuss the most obvious. Getting a Brazilian wax will make you feel cleaner down there and improve your sex life.”