Brasileirão

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Brasileirão (“Big Brazilian”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɾazilejˈɾãw/ (Can we verify(+) this pronunciation?)

Proper noun

Brasileirão

  1. (soccer) the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (the highest division of professional football in Brazil)
    Synonym: Série A

Translations

Portuguese

Etymology

From Brasileiro +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾa.zi.le(j)ˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [bɾa.zi.le(ɪ̯)ˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾɐ.zi.lɐjˈɾɐ̃w̃/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾɐ.zi.lejˈɾɐ̃w̃/
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾɐ.zi.lejˈɾɐ̃w̃/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾɐ.zi.leˈɾɐ̃w̃/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: Bra‧si‧lei‧rão

Proper noun

Brasileirão m

  1. (Brazil, soccer, colloquial) Brasileirão
    Synonyms: Brasileiro, Série A
    • 2024 May 15, “CBF suspende duas rodadas do Brasileirão”, in ge‎[1], Rio de Janeiro: Globo, archived from the original on 12 February 2025:
      A CBF anunciou nesta quarta-feira a paralisação do Brasileirão por duas rodadas em razão da tragédia das enchentes no Rio Grande do Sul. Em seu ofício, a entidade explica que atende a pedido de 15 times dos 20 que disputam a Série A.
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Descendants

  • → English: Brasileirão
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