Zona Sul

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese Zona Sul.

Proper noun

Zona Sul

1. A district of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2. A district of São Paulo, Brazil.

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “South Zone”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈzõ.nɐ ˈsuw/ [ˈzõ.nɐ ˈsuʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈzõ.nɐ ˈsuw/ [ˈzõ.nɐ ˈsuʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈzo.na ˈsuw/ [ˈzo.na ˈsuʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈzo.nɐ ˈsul/ [ˈzo.nɐ ˈsuɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈzo.nɐ ˈsul/ [ˈzo.nɐ ˈsuɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈzo.nɐ ˈsu.li/

Proper noun

Zona Sul f

1. The southern district of some large cities in Brazil, in particular:

   Coordinate term: Zona Norte

   1. a district of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
   2. a district of São Paulo, Brazil

Further reading

• Zona Sul (Rio de Janeiro) on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt
• Zona Sul de São Paulo on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt