Ceará

See also: ceara, ceará, and ceară

English

The Brazilian state of Ceará

Etymology

Uncertain:

• Literally, the name Ceará means "sings the jandaia".
• Perhaps from Tupi Guaraní, meaning "turquoise or green waters".
• Perhaps from Siriará, a reference to the crabs from the seashore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seɪ.əˈɹɑː/

Proper noun

Ceará

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

Translations

state in north-eastern Brazil

• French: Ceará (fr) m
• Galician: Ceará
• Greek: Σεαρά f (Seará)
• Italian: Ceará m
• Latvian: Seara f
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• Lithuanian: Seara f
• Polish: Ceará f
• Portuguese: Ceará (pt) m
• Romanian: Ceará f
• Uzbek: Seara

Anagrams

• arace, areca

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌse.a.ˈɾa/, /ˌsi.a.ˈɾa/
• Hyphenation: Ce‧a‧rá
• Rhymes: -a

Proper noun

Ceará m

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

Derived terms

• cearense