Toritama

Portuguese

Etymology

Coined in the 20th century, from an unknown compound. Various theories exist:

• From Old Tupi toryba (“happiness”) +‎ Old Tupi etama (“land”)
• From Latin tori +‎ Old Tupi etama (“land”);
• From Torres +‎ Old Tupi etama (“land”);
• From Old Tupi itá (“stone”) +‎ Old Tupi etama (“land”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /to.ɾiˈtɐ̃.mɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /to.ɾiˈtɐ̃.mɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /to.ɾiˈtɐ.ma/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɐ̃mɐ, (Portugal) -ɐmɐ
• Hyphenation: To‧ri‧ta‧ma

Proper noun

Toritama

1. A municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil

Derived terms

• toritamense