Brazilian

//bɹəˈzɪ.lɪ.ən// adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person from Brazil or of Brazilian descent.

    "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."

  2. 2
    a native or inhabitant of Brazil wordnet
  3. 3
    Ellipsis of Brazilian wax (“style of pubic hair removal”). abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal

    "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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from, or pertaining to Brazil, or the Brazilian people. not-comparable

    "U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he would support a new election in Venezuela, after Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva also floated the idea, despite rebuffs from Venezuela's ruling party and its opposition which both claim victory in the July 28 contest."

  2. 2
    Pertaining to full removal of pubic hair. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or characteristic of Brazil or the people of Brazil wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
brazilian wax

Example

More examples

"The English team beat the Brazilian team in the international football tournament."

Etymology

From Brazil + -ian.

Related phrases

Afro-BrazilianBrazilian PortugueseBrazilian ShorthairBrazilian Sign LanguageBrazilian aardvarkBrazilian berryBrazilian blowoutBrazilian bootyBrazilian buttBrazilian butt liftBrazilian cherryBrazilian duck

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