name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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brāʹ-zhər
/ˈbɹeɪʒəɹ/
UK:/ˈbɹeɪ.ʒə(ɹ)/
UK:/ˈbɹeɪ.zjə(ɹ)/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
US:/ˈbɹeɪ.ʒɚ/
rhymes with -eɪʒə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:B R EY1 Z IY0 ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
A surname originating as an occupation for a worker in brass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A worker in brass; a brassworker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: brassworker
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
An upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal for a source of light or heat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: brasier
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: heater, warmer
Narrower terms: hibachi
History
Etymology
From Middle English brasiere, from brasen (“to cover with brass”), from Old English brasian, bræsian (“to cover with brass”). By surface analysis, bras(s) + -ier.
From French brasier (“pan of hot coals”), from Middle French braisier, from Old French brasier, from brese (“embers, hot coals”), of Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *brasō. See braise.
Across languages
Translations
69 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مَجْمَرَة
(majmara)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Arabic:
مَنْقَل
(manqal)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Arabic:
مِنْقَل
(minqal)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Arabic:
مجمرة
(magmara)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Arabic:
شورية
(šurya)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Arabic:
دوا
(duwa)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Arabic:
مِنْقَل
(mingal)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Arabic:
مجمر
(majmar)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Armenian:
մանղալ
(manġal)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Armenian:
մաղալ
(maġal)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Azerbaijani:
manqal
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Belarusian:
жаро́ўня
(žarównja)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Belarusian:
манга́л
(manhál)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Bulgarian:
манга́л
(mangál)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Catalan:
braser
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Chinese Mandarin:
火盆
(huǒpén)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Czech:
koš na oheň
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Czech:
gril
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Czech:
opékací rošt
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Dutch:
kolenbekken
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Dutch:
vuurbekken
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Dutch:
stoof
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Dutch:
komfoor
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Dutch:
vuurkorf
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Egyptian:
a:x-Q7
(ꜥḫ)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Esperanto:
braĝujo
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
French:
brasier
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
French:
braséro
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
French:
mangal
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Galician:
braseiro
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Georgian:
მაყალი
(maq̇ali)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
German:
Feuerschale
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
German:
Kohlenbecken
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Greek:
πύραυνος
(pýravnos)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Greek:
φουφού
(foufoú)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Greek:
μαγκάλι
(magkáli)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Hindi:
अंगीठी
(aṅgīṭhī)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Hindi:
अँगीठी
(aṅgīṭhī)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Italian:
braciere
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Japanese:
火鉢
(hibachi)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Kazakh:
мангал
(mañal)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Korean:
화로
(hwaro)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Northern Kurdish:
agirdank
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Kyrgyz:
мангал
(mangal)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Latin:
vatillum
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Latin:
foculus
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Macedonian:
мангал
(mangal)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Marathi:
शेगडी
(śegḍī)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Middle English:
chaufour
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Pashto:
منقل
(manqal)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Persian:
منقل
(manqal)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Polish:
koksownik
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Polish:
koksiak
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Portuguese:
braseiro
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Romanian:
mangal
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Russian:
жаро́вня
(žaróvnja)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Russian:
манга́л
(mangál)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Serbo-Croatian:
ма̀нгал
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Serbo-Croatian:
màngal
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Spanish:
brasero
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Tajik:
манқал
(manqal)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Turkish:
korluk
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Turkish:
mangal
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Ottoman Turkish:
مانغال
(mangal)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Ukrainian:
жаро́вня
(žaróvnja)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Ukrainian:
манга́л
(manhál)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Urdu:
اَنْگِیٹھی
(angīṭhī)
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Uzbek:
manqal
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal
Walloon:
tocoe
— an upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal