Capanema

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Tupi ka'a (wood) + panema (worthless).[1]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Capanema m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Proper noun

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Capanema f

  1. A town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil
  2. A town and municipality of Pará, Brazil

References

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  1. ^ João Carlos Vicente Ferreira (2006) “Capanema”, in Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes [Paraná's municipalities: the origin and meaning of their names] (Paraná da Gente; 5)‎[1] (in Portuguese), Curitiba: Secretaria de Estado da Cultura