Aracaju
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English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Aracaju, from Old Tupi Arákaîu, from ará (“macaw”) + akaîu (“cashew”), literally “cashew of the macaw(s)”.
Pronunciation
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[edit]Aracaju
- A municipality, the state capital of Sergipe, Brazil
Translations
[edit]References
[edit]- Navarro, E. A. (2013) Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. p. 543.
- Ferreira, A. B. H. (1986) Novo dicionário da língua portuguesa. 2ª edição. Rio de Janeiro. Nova Fronteira. p. 152.
Portuguese
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Proper noun
[edit]Aracaju f
- Aracaju (a municipality, the state capital of Sergipe, Brazil)
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese
- English terms derived from Brazilian Portuguese
- English terms derived from Old Tupi
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/uː
- Rhymes:English/uː/4 syllables
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Municipalities of Sergipe, Brazil
- en:Cities in Sergipe, Brazil
- en:Cities in Brazil
- en:State capitals of Brazil
- en:Places in Sergipe, Brazil
- en:Places in Brazil
- Portuguese 4-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese feminine nouns
- pt:Municipalities of Sergipe, Brazil
- pt:Cities in Sergipe, Brazil
- pt:Cities in Brazil
- pt:State capitals of Brazil
- pt:Places in Sergipe, Brazil
- pt:Places in Brazil