Phrase guide

brazil nut

noun · 5 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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  • /bɹəˈzɪl nʌt/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Bertholletia excelsa, a tree native to tropical South America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nigger toe, Pará nut

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The nut produced by this tree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative letter-case form of brazil nut.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shell

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: brazil

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: edible nut

5

noun

Meaning 5

tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: brazil-nut tree, Bertholletia excelsa

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: nut tree

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

94 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: جَوْز الْبَرَازِيل (jawz al-barāzīl) — tree
  • Bulgarian: брази́лски о́рех (brazílski óreh) — tree
  • Catalan: noguera de Brasil — tree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 巴西堅果樹 /巴西坚果树 (bāxījiānguǒshù) — tree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 巴西果樹 /巴西果树 (bāxīguǒshù) — tree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鮑魚果樹 /鲍鱼果树 (bàoyúguǒshù) — tree
  • Czech: juvie ztepilá — tree
  • Czech: brazilský ořech — tree
  • Danish: paranød — tree
  • Dutch: paranoot — tree
  • Estonian: parapähklipuu — tree
  • Finnish: parapähkinäpuu — tree
  • French: noyer du Brésil — tree
  • German: Paranussbaum — tree
  • Hebrew: אגוז ברזילאי — tree
  • Italian: noce del Brasile — tree
  • Italian: sprenciolo — tree
  • Japanese: ブラジルナッツ — tree
  • Japanese: ブラジル・ナッツ (burajiru nattsu) — tree
  • Korean: 브라질 너트 (beurajil neoteu) — tree
  • Lithuanian: brazilinė bertoletija — tree
  • Polish: orzesznica wyniosła — tree
  • Polish: bertolecja — tree
  • Polish: orzesznica brazylijska — tree
  • Portuguese: castanheiro-do-pará — tree
  • Portuguese: castanheira-do-pará — tree
  • Quechua: kastaña — tree
  • Russian: брази́льский оре́х (brazílʹskij oréx) — tree
  • Serbo-Croatian: brazilski oreh — tree
  • Serbo-Croatian: brasilska matica — tree
  • Slovak: brazílska matica — tree
  • Slovak: brazílsky orech — tree
  • Slovak: para orech — tree
  • Slovene: brazilski oreh — tree
  • Slovene: brasilska matica — tree
  • Spanish: nuez de Brasil — tree
  • Spanish: coquito del Brasil — tree
  • Swedish: paranötsträd — tree
  • Thai: ต้นบราซิลนัต (dtôn braasin nát) — tree
  • Turkish: Brezilya fıstığı — tree
  • Turkish: Brezilya fındığı — tree
  • Turkish: Brezilya cevizi — tree
  • Ukrainian: брази́льський горі́х (brazýlʹsʹkyj horíx) — tree
  • Welsh: coeden gnau Brasil — tree
  • Yiddish: בראַזילער נוס (braziler nus) — tree
  • Apurinã: maku — nut
  • Arabic: جَوْز الْبَرَازِيل (jawz al-barāzīl) — nut
  • Bulgarian: брази́лски о́рех (brazílski óreh) — nut
  • Catalan: nou del Brasil — nut
  • Chinese Mandarin: 巴西果 (bāxīguǒ) — nut
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鮑魚果 /鲍鱼果 (bàoyúguǒ) — nut
  • Chinese Mandarin: 巴西堅果 /巴西坚果 (bāxījiānguǒ) — nut
  • Czech: para ořech — nut
  • Czech: brazilský ořech — nut
  • Danish: paranød — nut
  • Dutch: paranoot — nut
  • Estonian: parapähkel — nut
  • Estonian: brasiilia pähkel — nut
  • Finnish: parapähkinä — nut
  • Finnish: brasilianpähkinä — nut
  • French: noix du Brésil — nut
  • French: noix d'Amazonie — nut
  • German: Paranuss — nut
  • Irish: cnó Brasaíleach — nut
  • Italian: noce del Brasile — nut
  • Japanese: ブラジルナッツ — nut
  • Japanese: ブラジル・ナッツ (burajiru nattsu) — nut
  • Korean: 브라질 너트 (beurajil neoteu) — nut
  • Macedonian: бразилски орев (brazilski orev) — nut
  • Norwegian Bokmål: paranøtt — nut
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: paranøtt — nut
  • Polish: orzech brazylijski — nut
  • Portuguese: castanha-do-pará — nut
  • Romanian: nucă braziliană — nut
  • Romanian: alună braziliană — nut
  • Russian: брази́льский оре́х (brazílʹskij oréx) — nut
  • Serbo-Croatian: brazilski oreh — nut
  • Serbo-Croatian: brasilska matica — nut
  • Slovak: brazílska matica — nut
  • Slovak: brazílsky orech — nut
  • Slovak: para orech — nut
  • Slovene: brazilski oreh — nut
  • Slovene: brasilska matica — nut
  • Spanish: nuez de Brasil — nut
  • Spanish: coquito del Brasil — nut
  • Swedish: paranöt — nut
  • Thai: บราซิลนัต (braasin nát) — nut
  • Turkish: Brezilya fıstığı — nut
  • Turkish: Brezilya fındığı — nut
  • Turkish: Brezilya cevizi — nut
  • Ukrainian: брази́льський горі́х (brazýlʹsʹkyj horíx) — nut
  • Wapishana: minau — nut
  • Welsh: cneuen Brasil — nut
  • Yiddish: בראַזילער נוס (braziler nus) — nut