briza
Portuguese, noun/ˈbɾi.zɐ/
briza is spelled B-R-I-Z-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese, the 81,937th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Briza is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “quaking grasses (Briza)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “gramínea de características espigas, do gênero Briza”.
What does briza mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininequaking grasses (Briza)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. gramínea de características espigas, do gênero Briza
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 briza
- brizas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce briza?
- Brazil /ˈbɾi.zɐ/
- Portugal /ˈbɾi.zɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is briza in Portuguese?
briza appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).