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Bituruna

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi bitur (variant of ybityr (“mountain”)) + una (“black”). Alternative theories include:

Old Tupi ytytu (“wind; cloud”) + una (“black”)
Old Tupi ibi (“land”) + te (“high”) + una (“black”)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /bi.tuˈɾũ.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bi.tuˈɾu.na/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bi.tuˈɾu.nɐ/

Proper noun

Bituruna f

Bituruna (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)

References

^ João Carlos Vicente Ferreira (2006) “Bituruna”, in Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes [Paraná's municipalities: the origin and meaning of their names] (Paraná da Gente; 5)‎^[1] (in Portuguese), Curitiba: Secretaria de Estado da Cultura

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