Blumenau

German

Etymology

Blumen (“flower”) +‎ Au (“meadow”).

Proper noun

Blumenau m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Blumenaus or (with an article) Blumenau, feminine genitive Blumenau, plural Blumenaus)

1. a surname

Portuguese

Etymology

Named after German immigrant and founder Hermann Blumenau (1819–1899).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /blu.meˈnaw/ [blu.meˈnaʊ̯]

• Rhymes: -aw
• Hyphenation: Blu‧me‧nau

Proper noun

Blumenau f

1. A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Derived terms

• blumenauense