brisa
Portuguese, noun/ˈbɾi.zɐ/
brisa is spelled B-R-I-S-A (5 letters) and appears 6.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 10,325th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brisa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a gentle to moderate wind; breeze” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of brisar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “vento suave”.
What does brisa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea gentle to moderate wind; breeze
- 2
Brazilfeminineslangthe state of musing and meditating or dreaming while awake; reverie, dreaminess, muse
- 3
Brazilfeminineslangpsychological effects of drugs (specially marijuana); high; trip
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. vento suave 2. sensação de torpor causada por consumo de psicotrópicos 3. efeito estupefaciente de uso de entorpecente especialmente quando ocorre em certo grau disassociação da realidade, dispersão de pensamentos, se devaneia ou alucina-se 4. disassociação da mente do contexto da realidade mais direta de arredor por absorção em ideação sobre algo que é ou está alheio, dispersão de pensamentos
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of brisa
- brisas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce brisa?
- Brazil /ˈbɾi.zɐ/
- Portugal /ˈbɾi.zɐ/
- /ˈbɾi.zɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to brisa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is brisa in Portuguese?
brisa appears 6.3 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).