Parobé

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Etymology

According to Giovani Cherini's book "A origem do nome dos municípios" (literally "The origin of the name of municipalities"), the name "Parobé" is a tribute to João José Pereira Parobé, an engineer who helped build the local railway, which connected the nearby cities of Novo Hamburgo, Taquara, and Canela.^[1] Parobé's Wikipedia page has more in depth informations in Portuguese.

According to Silveira Bueno's dictionary of Tupi-Guarani, the engineer's surname can be analysed, on surface analysis, as coming from Nheengatu ypá (“pond”) + robe (“bitter”).^[2]

Proper noun

Parobé

A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

References

^ Giovani Cherini (2007) A Origem Do Nome Dos Municipios, Porto Alegre, Brazil: Imprensa Livre, →ISBN
^ Silveira Bueno (2013) Vocabulário Tupi-Guarani Português, São Paulo, Brazil: Editora Vida, →ISBN, pages 580 on the book, and 101 on the PDF file: “Parobé - s. De ypá, lagoa; robe, amarga. Rio Grande do Sul.”

[1] Giovani Cherini (2007) A Origem Do Nome Dos Municipios, Porto Alegre, Brazil: Imprensa Livre, →ISBN

[2] Silveira Bueno (2013) Vocabulário Tupi-Guarani Português, São Paulo, Brazil: Editora Vida, →ISBN, pages 580 on the book, and 101 on the PDF file: “Parobé - s. De ypá, lagoa; robe, amarga. Rio Grande do Sul.”

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