brasilero

Spanish

Etymology

Calque of Portuguese brasileiro, 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

Further reading

• “brasilero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28