Zimbabué

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See also: Zimbabue and Zimbábue

Portuguese

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Zimbabué

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Zimbabwe, from Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (house of stones), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /zĩ.ba.buˈɛ/ [zĩ.ba.bʊˈɛ], (faster pronunciation) /zĩ.baˈbwɛ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /zĩ.baˈbwɛ/ [zĩ.baˈβwɛ], /zĩˈba.bwɛ/ [zĩˈba.βwɛ]

  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: Zim‧ba‧bu‧é

Proper noun

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Zimbabué m

  1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)
    Synonyms: República do Zimbabué, (historical) Rodésia, (historical) Rodésia do Sul

Derived terms

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