• The largest country in South America; population 207,900,000 (estimated 2015); official language, Portuguese; capital, Brasilia.

  Portuguese name Brasil /braˈzil/

Brazil is the fifth-largest country in the world. Previously inhabited largely by Tupi and Guarani peoples, Brazil was colonized by the Portuguese, who imported large numbers of slaves from West Africa to work on sugar plantations. The country was proclaimed an independent empire in 1822, becoming a republic after the overthrow of the monarchy in 1889

• 1A large three-sided nut with an edible kernel, several of which develop inside a large woody capsule borne by a South American forest tree.

  The tree is Bertholletia excelsa, family Lecythidaceae

  Example sentencesExamples

  • To serve, arrange the red fingerling bananas, blackberries, raspberries, dehydrated mangoes, and Brazil nuts on a large plate.
  • Nut and raisin mixes (homemade with unsalted cashews, hazelnuts, Brazils, pecans and a few chocolate chips to make it more exciting) are filling snacks.
  • Some foods to consider include almonds, avocados, blackstrap molasses, Brazil nuts, dried figs, flounder, peanuts and wheat germ.
  • Other foods to stay clear of are tree nuts (such as almonds, cashews, Brazils, hazelnuts and walnuts), sesame seeds, fish, shellfish, eggs and dairy produce.
  • Switch almonds with Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, pecans, pumpkin seeds, or sunflower seeds.
  • So, Hartvig recommends consuming immune system boosters such as grapefruit, curly kale, avocado, Brazil nuts, echinacea and shiitake mushroom.
  • Unroasted nuts such as almonds, cashews, pecans, Brazil nuts, hazelnuts and walnuts make an ideal snack food for would-be slimmers keen to get cracking.
  • Tree nuts include walnuts, pecans, almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, pine nuts, pistachios, and more.
  • Actually, only parts of it weren't, since it's got a long list of ingredients: lettuce, quail eggs, hearts of palm, xuxu, mango slices, green onions, shrimp, Brazil nuts and cashews.
  • Almonds, Brazils and peanuts are good for helping to build or maintain muscle mass and help protect against glaucoma, diabetes and high blood pressure.
  • For this time I had walnuts from France, Brazil nuts from the UK (originally from Bolivia, the package says), pistachios and hazelnuts from Italy, and almonds from Spain.
  • I like all kinds of nuts - walnuts, Brazil nuts and almonds.
  • Many natural- and gourmet-food markets also carry almond, macadamia, Brazil nut, pistachio, cashew, pumpkin seed, hazelnut and sunflower seed butters.
  • I take no offense at spending money for walnuts, cashews, Brazil nuts and the like, but the pecans tick me off.
  • Particularly good sources of selenium include cereals and other grains, Brazil nuts, seafood, poultry, mushrooms and asparagus.
  • Try dried apricots and almonds, dried mangoes and Brazil nuts, and dried figs and walnuts.
  • What are now rich forest areas for harvesting Brazil nuts might wane into an impoverished old age unless harvesters change their ways, warns a large international group of scientists.
  • Mango and Thai basil salad with star anise, red chili, and Brazil nuts offers as much exotic sunniness as one bowl can contain.
  • Almonds, walnuts, cashews and Brazils are widely used in many foods.
  • Its flavour has been likened to a cross between a Brazil nut and a macadamia nut.

• 2mass noun Hard red timber from which dye may be obtained.

  The timber is obtained from several tropical trees of the genus Caesalpinia, family Leguminosae

  Example sentencesExamples

  • Brazil wood is great to reduce sugar in the blood and remove gallstones from the kidneys.
  • Many were impossible for Huguette to do by herself, such as the engraving of a cross in rock-hard Brazil wood or the levitation of crosses and relics by invisible means.