1. : a usually translucent somewhat elastic tissue that composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos and except for a small number of structures (as some joints, respiratory passages, and the external ear) is replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates.
The name Brazil is of Celtic origin. The meaning of Brazil is brave, strong in conflict. It is also of Irish origin, where its meaning is brave, strong in conflict . Brazil is used as both a boys and girls name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Bra-zil.
The official currency in Brazil is the Brazil Real, which is pretty straightforward, but many people wonder exactly how to pronounce Brazilian real because when you hear a Brazilian say it, it sounds nothing like that! The answer is that real is pronounced hey-al and the plural, reais, is pronounced hey-ice.