| 单词 | brazil |
| 释义 | Word Frequency brazil or brasil (brəˈzɪl) noun 1. Also called: brazil wood the red wood obtained from various tropical leguminous trees of the genus Caesalpinia, such as C. echinata of America: used for cabinetwork 2. the red or purple dye extracted from any of these woods See also brazilin 3. short for brazil nut Word origin C14: from Old Spanish brasil, from brasa glowing coals, of Germanic origin; referring to the redness of the wood; see braiseWord Frequency Brazil(brəˈzɪl) noun a republic in South America, comprising about half the area and half the population of South America: colonized by the Portuguese from 1500 onwards; became independent in 1822 and a republic in 1889; consists chiefly of the tropical Amazon basin in the north, semiarid scrub in the northeast, and a vast central tableland; an important producer of coffee and minerals, esp iron ore. Official language: Portuguese. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: real. Capital: Bras ília. Pop: 209 288 278 (2017 est). Area: 8 511 957 sq km (3 286 470 sq miles) |
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