marajoara

Portuguese

Etymology

From Marajó +‎ -ara.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɾa.ʒoˈa.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɾa.ʒoˈa.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɾa.ʒoˈa.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɾɐˈʒwa.ɾɐ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil and Portugal) -aɾɐ, (Southern Brazil) -aɾa
• Hyphenation: ma‧ra‧jo‧a‧ra

Noun

marajoara m or f by sense (plural marajoaras)

1. (demonym) native or inhabitant of the Marajó Island
2. (Brazil) a northeast wind in the Marajó Island

Adjective

marajoara m or f (plural marajoaras)

1. (relational) of the Marajó Island
2. related to the ceramic art inspired by the motifs of the indigenous people who inhabited the Marajó Island

Further reading

• “marajoara”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “marajoara”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “marajoara”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “marajoara”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024