Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “crossroads of the west”.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾuˈze(j).ɾu du oˈɛs.t͡ʃi/ [kɾuˈze(ɪ̯).ɾu du oˈɛs.t͡ʃi]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾuˈze(j).ɾu du oˈɛs.t͡ʃi/ [kɾuˈze(ɪ̯).ɾu du oˈɛs.t͡ʃi]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kɾuˈze(j).ɾu du oˈɛʃ.t͡ʃi/ [kɾuˈze(ɪ̯).ɾu du oˈɛʃ.t͡ʃi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾuˈze(j).ɾo do oˈɛs.te/ [kɾuˈze(ɪ̯).ɾo do oˈɛs.te]
Proper noun[edit]
Cruzeiro do Oeste
- Cruzeiro do Oeste (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)
References[edit]
- ^ 2006, João Carlos Vicente Ferreira, Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes.