Fortaleza

See also: fortaleza

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔɹtəˈleɪzə/

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Proper noun

Fortaleza

1. A municipality, the state capital of Ceará, Brazil.

Translations

Brazilian state capital of Espírito Santo

• Portuguese: Fortaleza (pt)
• Telugu: ఫార్టలేజా (phārṭalējā)

Portuguese

Etymology

Ellipsis of Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora de Assunção (literally “Fort of Our Lady of the Assumption”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /foʁ.taˈle.zɐ/ [foh.taˈle.zɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /foʁ.taˈle.zɐ/ [foh.taˈle.zɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /foɾ.taˈle.zɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /foʁ.taˈle.zɐ/ [foχ.taˈle.zɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /foɻ.taˈle.za/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuɾ.tɐˈle.zɐ/

• Homophone: fortaleza
• Hyphenation: For‧ta‧le‧za

Proper noun

Fortaleza f

1. Fortaleza (a municipality, the state capital of Ceará, Brazil)

References

Raub, K., St Louis, R., Clark, G., Kaminski, A., Planet, L., Gleeson, B., Chandler, G. (2016). Lonely Planet Brazil. United Kingdom: Lonely Planet Global Limited