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Piauí

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English

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the Brazil state of Piaui

Etymology

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From Brazilian Portuguese Piauí, from Old Tupi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /piːaʊˈiː/
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Proper noun

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Piauí

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

Translations

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Further reading

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Portuguese

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Piauí

Alternative forms

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  • Piauhy (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Tupi piaba'y (river of piabas).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.awˈi/ [pɪ.aʊ̯ˈi], (faster pronunciation) /pjawˈi/ [pjaʊ̯ˈi]

Proper noun

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Piauí m

  1. Piauí (a state of the Northeast Region, Brazil; capital: Teresina)
    Synonym: (Brazil, abbreviation) PI

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “Piauí”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 592, column 2