Sorocaba

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi sorok (“to rip”) + aba (“place, village”), literally "place of ripping".

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /so.ɾoˈka.bɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /so.ɾoˈka.bɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /so.ɾoˈka.ba/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.ɾuˈka.bɐ/ [su.ɾuˈka.βɐ]

Proper noun

Sorocaba

1. A municipality of São Paulo, Brazil