Pernambuco

See also: pernambuco

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Pernambuco.

the Brazil state of Pernambuco

Proper noun

Pernambuco

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

Translations

state

• French: Pernambouc (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: Pernambuco (pt) m

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Galician

Proper noun

Pernambuco m

1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Recife
2. Timbuktu, a distant or remote place

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Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain. Different origins are proposed, including:

• (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Tupi paranãbuku ("long river") or para’nã ("river") + buka ("hole").
• Pernão Boca or Pernambuka, approximations of how natives referred to "Boca de Fernão", an old name for the Santa Cruz channel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpeʁ.nɐ̃.ˈbu.ku/
• IPA^(key): /ˌpɛʁ.nɐ̃.ˈbu.ku/

Proper noun

Pernambuco m

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

   Synonym: PE (abbreviation)

Related terms

• pernambucano (demonym)