Braisil

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• Brasil

Etymology

From Portuguese Brasil, from brasil (“brazilwood”), originally ‘red like an ember’, from brasa (“ember”).

Proper noun

Braisil

1. Brazil (A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America)

   Càite am faicear Eas Iguazu: ann am Braisil no Argentina?

   Where to see Iguazu Falls: in Brazil or Argentina?