brasilero

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

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

Noun

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

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

References

  1. ^ “brasilero”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Doubts] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN

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