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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014