Meaning of Brazilian | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A person from Brazil or of Brazilian descent.
2. A country of eastern South America. The largest country in the continent, it was ruled by Portugal from 1500 to 1822, when it became a separate empire ruled by Pedro I, son of King John VI of Portugal. A republic was established in 1889. Brasília has been the capital since 1960; São Paulo is the largest city.
3. Ellipsis of Brazilian wax (“style of pubic hair removal”).
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
4. Brazilian (native or inhabitant of Brazil)
5. (Placename) of or relating to Brazil or its inhabitants
6. (Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Brazil
7. A. ADJ → brasileño
   ADJ
8. B. N → brasileño/a m/f
   N
9. n → Brasilianer(in) m(f)
   n
10. adj → brasilianisch
    adj

Equivalents

Examples

“The world descended on Rio de Janeiro for the XXXI Olympiad in 2016, but Brazilians have been ready anytime to help the world take a load off and experience something missing for a while: fun.”

“So why get a Brazilian? There are several levels of reasoning beyond what I mentioned in the foreword, but let's discuss the most obvious. Getting a Brazilian wax will make you feel cleaner down there and improve your sex life.”

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