Copacabana

English

Etymology

From Portuguese Copacabana.

Proper noun

Copacabana

1. A district of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2. the main beach in Rio de Janeiro, located in the eponymous district
3. (figuratively) a beached area known for partying.
   • 2007, The Times - Sand storm - Plans to turn Birmingham into St Tropez have gone awry

     just as it was when the city was run by the great Victorian, Joseph Chamberlain, whose square will be turned into the Copacabana of the West Midlands.

Synonyms

• Copa (abbreviation)

Derived terms

• Copa (abbreviation)

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish Copacabana.

Pronunciation

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɔ.pɐ.kɐˈbɐ.nɐ/ [kɔ.pɐ.kɐˈβɐ.nɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɔ.pɐ.kɐˈbɐ.nɐ/ [kɔ.pɐ.kɐˈβɐ.nɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɔ.pɐ.kɐˈba.nɐ/ [kɔ.pɐ.kɐˈβa.nɐ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐnɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃nɐ
• Hyphenation: Co‧pa‧ca‧ba‧na

Proper noun

Copacabana

1. A municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Spanish

Etymology

From Aymara Kotakawana (“God of Fertility”).

Proper noun

Copacabana ?

1. a town on Lake Titicaca in Bolivia