Words that come from Old French “brese”

54 words across 18 languages descend from Old French brese — including Brazil, Brazilian, brazier, braise, brazilwood, bresaola, braiser, brazilin.

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French (12)

English (11)

Portuguese (8)

Spanish (4)

Manx (3)

Swedish (3)

Irish (2)

Japanese (1)

Korean (1)

Arabic (1)

Georgian (1)

Esperanto (1)

Marathi (1)

Italian (1)

Old Spanish (1)

Dutch (1)

Assamese (1)

Vietnamese (1)