brasileño

/bɾasiˈleɲo/ · B2 · adj

Brazilian

🇧🇷 Brasil + -eño (demonym suffix) = from Brazil; Brasil ← brasa, red dye wood

Brasileño is Brasil plus the suffix -eño, meaning 'from'. Brazil is named after brazilwood (pau-brasil), a red dye wood whose name comes from brasa, 'ember', because of its glowing red colour.

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