brasil
/bɾaˈsil/ · B1 · noun · m
brazil
🇧🇷🪵 brasil = brasa (ember) + -il: named after the ember-red brazilwood
Spanish brasa means a glowing ember. Brazilwood gave a deep red dye, so it was called palo brasil, the ember-coloured wood. Portuguese traders named the land after the wood they shipped from its coast.