Aracaju
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Aracaju, from Old Tupi Arákaîu, from ará (“macaw”) + akaîu (“cashew”), thus literally ‘cashew of the macaw(s)’.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Aracaju
- A municipality, the state capital of Sergipe, Brazil
Translations
state capital of Sergipe, Brazil
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References
- Navarro, E. A. (2013) Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. p. 543.
- Ferreira, A. B. H. (1986) Novo dicionário da língua portuguesa. 2ª edição. Rio de Janeiro. Nova Fronteira. p. 152.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Aracaju f
- Aracaju (a municipality, the state capital of Sergipe, Brazil)
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Portuguese
- English terms derived from Portuguese
- English terms derived from Old Tupi
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Municipalities of Sergipe, Brazil
- en:Cities in Sergipe, Brazil
- en:Cities in Brazil
- en:State capitals of Brazil
- en:Places in Sergipe, Brazil
- en:Places in Brazil
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese feminine nouns
- pt:Municipalities of Sergipe, Brazil
- pt:Cities in Sergipe, Brazil
- pt:Cities in Brazil
- pt:State capitals of Brazil
- pt:Places in Sergipe, Brazil
- pt:Places in Brazil