Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brasília

/brəˈzɪliə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: brasil-ia
IPA: /brəˈzɪliə/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A municipality, the capital city of Brazil; the capital of Distrito Federal, Brazil.

name

The Brazilian government.

Etymology

Etymology tree Vulgar Latin *brasa Old Galician-Portuguese brasa Portuguese brasa Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -īlislbor. Portuguese -il Portuguese brasilder. Portuguese Terra do Brasilellip. Portuguese Brasil Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Brasilialbor. Portuguese Brasíliabor. English Brasília Borrowed from Portuguese Brasília.

Inflected Forms

Brasilia (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce brasília?: The recorded pronunciation is /brəˈzɪliə/.
What does brasília mean?: A municipality, the capital city of Brazil; the capital of Distrito Federal, Brazil.
Where does brasília come from?: Etymology tree Vulgar Latin *brasa Old Galician-Portuguese brasa Portuguese brasa Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -īlislbor. Portuguese -il Portuguese brasilder. Portuguese Terra do Brasilellip. Portuguese Brasil Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Brasilialbor. Portuguese Brasíliabor. English Brasília Borrowed from Portuguese Brasília.

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