Definition
A red dye extracted from brazilwood, used historically in textile dyeing and artistic pigments.
Etymology
From Portuguese 'brasil' (brazilwood tree) plus the chemical suffix '-ein', which indicates a coloring compound. The wood was named after the country Brazil, which was named for the abundance of brazilwood found there.
Kelly Says
Brasilein is why the country Brazil got its name—not the other way around! Portuguese traders found so much of this valuable red dye-producing wood that they named the entire territory after it, making this one of the few countries named after a product rather than a place or person.
Translations
ARالعربية
برازيلية
bra-zee-lee-yah
BNবাংলা
ব্রাজিলীয়
bra-jee-lee-ee-ee
CACatalà
brasilià
brah-zee-lee-ah
CSČeština
brazilský
brah-zeel-sky
DADansk
brasiliansk
brah-zee-lee-ansk
DEDeutsch
brasilianisch
brah-see-lee-an-ish
ELΕλληνικά
Βραζιλιάνος
Vrah-zee-lee-anos
ESEspañol
brasileño
brah-see-leh-nyo
FAفارسی
برزیلی
ber-zee-lee
FISuomi
brasilialainen
brah-zee-lee-ah-lai-nen
FRFrançais
brésilien
bray-zee-ehn
HEעברית
ברזילאי
be-ra-zee-lee-ee
HIहिन्दी
ब्राज़ीलियाई
brah-jee-lee-ah-ee
HUMagyar
brazil
brah-zeel
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang Brasil
o-rang bra-sihl
ITItaliano
brasiliano
brah-zee-lee-ah-no
KKKK
Бразилия
brah-zee-lee-ya
KO한국어
브라질 사람
beura-jil sa-ram
MSBahasa Melayu
Brazil
bra-zee-l
MYမြန်မာ
ဘရာဇီလ
brah-zee-l
NLNederlands
Braziliaans
bra-zee-lee-ans
NONorsk
brasiliansk
brah-zee-lee-ansk
PLPolski
brazylijski
brah-zee-lee-zh-kee
PTPortuguês
brasileiro
brah-see-lee-roh
RORomână
brazilian
brah-zee-lee-an
RUРусский
бразильский
bra-zi-lskiy
SVSvenska
brasiliansk
brah-zee-lee-ansk
SWKiswahili
Brazili
bra-zee-lee
TAதமிழ்
பிரேசில்
pra-ee-zil
TEతెలుగు
బ్రాజిల్
brah-jee-l
THไทย
ชาวบราซิล
chaaw bra-zee-l
TLTL
Brazilian
brah-zee-lee-an
TRTürkçe
brezilyalı
breh-zee-lee-ah-lee
UKУкраїнська
бразильський
brah-zee-l-s'kyy
URاردو
برازیلی
bra-zee-lee
VITiếng Việt
người Brazil
ngoo-ee bra-zee-l