brazil nut meaning

UK /brəˈzɪl nʌt/ US /brəˈzɪl nʌt/ 3 syllables

brazil nut (noun): tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts.

brazil nut has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

brazil nut as a noun

  1. tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts

    Synonyms: brazil-nut tree, Bertholletia excelsa

    Type of: nut tree

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

    Synonyms: brazil

    Type of: edible nut

How to pronounce brazil nut

brazil nut is pronounced /brəˈzɪl nʌt/ in British English and /brəˈzɪl nʌt/ in American English. It has 3 syllables.

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