Cruzeiro do Iguaçu

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From earlier Cruzeiro, with do Iguaçu added later to distinguish it from other localities called Cruzeiro. According to local folklore, the original name is from urutu-cruzeiro (“a species of pit viper”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾuˈze(j).ɾu du i.ɡwaˈsu/ [kɾuˈze(ɪ̯).ɾu du i.ɡwaˈsu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾuˈze(j).ɾo do i.ɡwaˈsu/ [kɾuˈze(ɪ̯).ɾo do i.ɡwaˈsu]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɾuˈzɐj.ɾu du i.ɡwɐˈsu/ [kɾuˈzɐj.ɾu ðu i.ɣwɐˈsu]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɾuˈzej.ɾu du i.ɡwɐˈsu/ [kɾuˈzej.ɾu ðu i.ɣwɐˈsu]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /kɾuˈzej.ɾu du i.ɡwɐˈsu/ [kɾuˈzej.ɾu ðu i.ɣwɐˈsu]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɾuˈze.ɾu du i.ɡwɐˈsu/ [kɾuˈze.ɾu ðu i.ɣwɐˈsu]

Proper noun

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Cruzeiro do Iguaçu

  1. Cruzeiro do Iguaçu (a village and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)

References

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  1. ^ João Carlos Vicente Ferreira (2006) “Cruzeiro do Iguaçu”, 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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