Cruzmaltina

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From cruzmaltino (“relating to the Maltese cross”), in homage to Maltese missionaries.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌkɾu(j)z.mawˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/ [ˌkɾu(ɪ̯)z.maʊ̯ˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌkɾu(j)ʒ.mawˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/ [ˌkɾu(ɪ̯)ʒ.maʊ̯ˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌkɾu(j)z.mawˈt͡ʃi.na/ [ˌkɾu(ɪ̯)z.maʊ̯ˈt͡ʃi.na]

Proper noun[edit]

Cruzmaltina f

  1. A village and municipality of Paraná, Brazil

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2006, João Carlos Vicente Ferreira, Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes.
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