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Paragûasu

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Old Tupi

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Etymology

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From pará (“sea”) +‎ -gûasu (augmentative suffix), literally “big sea”.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [paˌɾa.waˈsu]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: Pa‧ra‧gûa‧su

Proper noun

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Paragûasu

  1. A river in Brazil, equivalent to modern-day São Francisco River.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Jácome Monteiro (1610) Relação da província do Brasil (overall work in Portuguese); republished as Serafim Leite, editor, História da Companhia de Jesus no Brasil, volume VIII, Rio de Janeiro: Instituto Nacional do Livro, 1949, page 405: “Pará gaçú”
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