Associations to the word «Brazil»

Pictures for the word «Brazil»

Wiktionary

BRAZIL, proper noun. A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America. Capital: Brasilia. Official name: Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil).
BRAZIL, noun. A Brazil nut
BRAZIL NUT, noun. Bertholletia excelsa, a tree native to tropical South America.
BRAZIL NUT, noun. The nut produced by this tree.
BRAZIL NUT, noun. Alternative spelling of brazil nut
BRAZIL NUTS, noun. Plural of brazil nut
BRAZIL NUTS, noun. Plural of Brazil nut

Dictionary definition

BRAZIL, noun. The largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter.
BRAZIL, noun. Three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shell.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats