brazil nut

/bɹəˈzɪl nʌt/

noun

Bertholletia excelsa, a tree native to tropical South America.

Similar
nigger toePará nutbrazil-nut treeBertholletia excelsabrazil

Meanings

brazil nut1

nounbrazil nut (plural brazil nuts)

plural brazil nuts · alternative Brazil nut

  1. The nut produced by this tree.

Brazil nut2

nounBrazil nut (plural Brazil nuts)

plural Brazil nuts

  1. Alternative letter-case form of brazil nut.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounBertholletia excelsa, a tree native to tropical South America.

More synonyms by meaning

nountall South American tree bearing brazil nuts

Similar
brazil-nut treeBertholletia excelsa
Broader

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

Similar
Broader
edible nut

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic جَوْز الْبَرَازِيل, جَوْز الْبَرَازِيل
  • جَوْز الْبَرَازِيل (jawz al-barāzīl)tree
  • جَوْز الْبَرَازِيل (jawz al-barāzīl)nut
Bulgarian брази́лски о́рех, брази́лски о́рех
  • брази́лски о́рех (brazílski óreh)tree
  • брази́лски о́рех (brazílski óreh)nut
Catalan noguera de Brasil, nou del Brasil
  • noguera de Brasiltree
  • nou del Brasilnut
Chinese Mandarin 巴西堅果樹 /巴西坚果树, 巴西果樹 /巴西果树
  • 巴西堅果樹 /巴西坚果树 (bāxījiānguǒshù)tree
  • 巴西果樹 /巴西果树 (bāxīguǒshù)tree
  • 鮑魚果樹 /鲍鱼果树 (bàoyúguǒshù)tree
  • 巴西果 (bāxīguǒ)nut
  • 鮑魚果 /鲍鱼果 (bàoyúguǒ)nut
  • 巴西堅果 /巴西坚果 (bāxījiānguǒ)nut
Czech juvie ztepilá, brazilský ořech
  • juvie ztepilátree
  • brazilský ořechtree
  • para ořechnut
  • brazilský ořechnut
Danish paranød, paranød
  • paranødtree
  • paranødnut
Dutch paranoot, paranoot
  • paranoottree
  • paranootnut
Estonian parapähklipuu, parapähkel
  • parapähklipuutree
  • parapähkelnut
  • brasiilia pähkelnut
Finnish parapähkinäpuu, parapähkinä
  • parapähkinäpuutree
  • parapähkinänut
  • brasilianpähkinänut
French noyer du Brésil, noix du Brésil
  • noyer du Brésiltree
  • noix du Brésilnut
  • noix d'Amazonienut
German Paranussbaum, Paranuss
  • Paranussbaumtree
  • Paranussnut
Hebrew אגוז ברזילאי
  • אגוז ברזילאיtree
Irish cnó Brasaíleach
  • cnó Brasaíleachnut
Italian noce del Brasile, sprenciolo
  • noce del Brasiletree
  • sprenciolotree
  • noce del Brasilenut
Japanese ブラジルナッツ, ブラジル・ナッツ
  • ブラジルナッツtree
  • ブラジル・ナッツ (burajiru nattsu)tree
  • ブラジルナッツnut
  • ブラジル・ナッツ (burajiru nattsu)nut
Korean 브라질 너트, 브라질 너트
  • 브라질 너트 (beurajil neoteu)tree
  • 브라질 너트 (beurajil neoteu)nut
Lithuanian brazilinė bertoletija
  • brazilinė bertoletijatree
Norwegian Bokmål paranøtt
  • paranøttnut
Polish orzesznica wyniosła, bertolecja
  • orzesznica wyniosłatree
  • bertolecjatree
  • orzesznica brazylijskatree
  • orzech brazylijskinut
Portuguese castanheiro-do-pará, castanheira-do-pará
  • castanheiro-do-parátree
  • castanheira-do-parátree
  • castanha-do-paránut
Romanian nucă braziliană, alună braziliană
  • nucă brazilianănut
  • alună brazilianănut
Russian брази́льский оре́х, брази́льский оре́х
  • брази́льский оре́х (brazílʹskij oréx)tree
  • брази́льский оре́х (brazílʹskij oréx)nut
Slovak brazílska matica, brazílsky orech
  • brazílska maticatree
  • brazílsky orechtree
  • para orechtree
  • brazílska maticanut
  • brazílsky orechnut
  • para orechnut
Spanish nuez de Brasil, coquito del Brasil
  • nuez de Brasiltree
  • coquito del Brasiltree
  • nuez de Brasilnut
  • coquito del Brasilnut
Swedish paranötsträd, paranöt
  • paranötsträdtree
  • paranötnut
Thai ต้นบราซิลนัต, บราซิลนัต
  • ต้นบราซิลนัต (dtôn braasin nát)tree
  • บราซิลนัต (braasin nát)nut
Turkish Brezilya fıstığı, Brezilya fındığı
  • Brezilya fıstığıtree
  • Brezilya fındığıtree
  • Brezilya cevizitree
  • Brezilya fıstığınut
  • Brezilya fındığınut
  • Brezilya cevizinut
Ukrainian брази́льський горі́х, брази́льський горі́х
  • брази́льський горі́х (brazýlʹsʹkyj horíx)tree
  • брази́льський горі́х (brazýlʹsʹkyj horíx)nut
Welsh coeden gnau Brasil, cneuen Brasil
  • coeden gnau Brasiltree
  • cneuen Brasilnut
Yiddish בראַזילער נוס, בראַזילער נוס
  • בראַזילער נוס (braziler nus)tree
  • בראַזילער נוס (braziler nus)nut
Cite this entry
APA

brazil nut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brazil%20nut

MLA

“brazil nut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brazil%20nut. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brazil nut,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brazil%20nut.

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