Londrina

See also: londrina

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Londrina.

Proper noun

Londrina

1. A city in Paraná, Brazil

Portuguese

Etymology

From londrina (“Londonish”), after the British founders of the city. Many sources state that the coinage means “Little London”, despite the suffix -ina not having this sense in Portuguese.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lõˈdɾĩ.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lõˈdɾĩ.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /lõˈdɾi.na/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lõˈdɾi.nɐ/

• Rhymes: -ĩnɐ, -inɐ
• Hyphenation: Lon‧dri‧na
• Homophone: londrina

Proper noun

Londrina f

1. A city in Paraná, Brazil