Iguaçu

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi ygûasu (“big river”), or possibly from Guaraní [Term?]. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ɡwaˈsu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ɡwaˈsu/ [i.ɣwaˈsu]

• Rhymes: -u

Proper noun

Iguaçu m

1. Iguazu (a river in southern South America)

Descendants

• → German: Iguaçu
• → English: Iguazu, Iguaçu, Iguassu
• → French: Iguaçu