brasilero

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Calque of Portuguese brasileiro,[1] equivalent to Brasil +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bɾasiˈleɾo/ [bɾa.siˈle.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: bra‧si‧le‧ro

Adjective

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brasilero (feminine brasilera, masculine plural brasileros, feminine plural brasileras)

  1. (colloquial, Latin America) Brazilian
    Synonym: brasileño

Noun

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brasilero m (plural brasileros, feminine brasilera, feminine plural brasileras)

  1. (colloquial, Latin America) Brazilian (person from Brazil)
    Synonyms: brasileño, (South America, racist) macaco

References

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  1. ^ brasilero” in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2023. →ISBN

Further reading

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