Alagoas

See also: Alagoa

English

the Brazil state of Alagoas

Etymology

From Brazilian Portuguese Alagoas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌæləˈɡəʊəs/, /ˌɑːləˈɡəʊəs/, /ˌɑːlɑːˈɡəʊɑːs/

• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

Alagoas

1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Maceió

Translations

state in north-eastern Brazil

• Arabic: أَلَاغُوَاسْ (ʔalāḡuwās)
• Armenian: Ալագոաս (hy) (Alagoas)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿拉戈斯

• French: Alagoas (fr)
• Georgian: ალაგოასი (alagoasi)
• Greek: Αλαγκόας (Alagkóas)
• Japanese: アラゴアス (Arugoasu)
• Korean: 알라고아스 (allagoaseu)
• Portuguese: Alagoas (pt)
• Russian: Алаго́ас (Alagóas)
• Spanish: Alagoas
• Ukrainian: Алаго́ас (Alahóas)

Further reading

• Category:Alagoas on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Alagoas on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
• Alagoas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Alagoas

Etymology

From alagoas (“lakes”), variant form of lagoa (“lake”).

The name appears as a competitor with the names of the lagoons of Manguaba, a lagoa do sul (“the southern lagoon”), and Mundaú, a lagoa do norte (“the northern lagoon”), already in the 16th century, when settlements were founded near the Alagoa do Norte and the Alagoa do Sul, the Alagoas, with the inclusion of the rest of the lagoons in the area.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.laˈɡo.ɐs/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.laˈɡo.ɐs/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.laˈɡo.ɐʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.laˈɡo.as/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lɐˈɡo.ɐʃ/ [ɐ.lɐˈɣo.ɐʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lɐˈɡo.ɐʃ/ [ɐ.lɐˈɣo.ɐʃ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lɐˈɡo(w).ɐʃ/ [ɐ.lɐˈɣo(w).ɐʃ]

• Audio (Brazil):

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• Hyphenation: A‧la‧go‧as

Proper noun

Alagoas m or f pl

1. Alagoas (a state of the Northeast Region, Brazil; capital: Maceió)

   Synonym: AL (abbreviation)

Related terms

• alagoano (demonym)

See also

states of Brazil: estados do Brasiledit

• Acre
• Alagoas
• Amapá
• Amazonas
• Bahia
• Ceará
• Espírito Santo
• Goiás
• Maranhão
• Mato Grosso
• Mato Grosso do Sul
• Minas Gerais
• Pará
• Paraíba
• Paraná
• Pernambuco
• Piauí
• Rio de Janeiro
• Rio Grande do Norte
• Rio Grande do Sul
• Rondônia
• Roraima
• Santa Catarina
• São Paulo
• Sergipe
• Tocantins