Araucária

See also: araucaria, Araucaria, and araucária

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Araucária.

Proper noun

Araucária

  1. A town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil.
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      The Rio Verde Basin is located in the western region of the Metropolitan Region of Curitiba, Brazil, and covers parts of four different municipalities: Araucária, Campo Largo, Campo Magro and Balsa Nova.

Portuguese

Etymology

From araucária (“araucaria”).[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ɾawˈka.ɾi.ɐ/ [a.ɾaʊ̯ˈka.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /a.ɾawˈka.ɾjɐ/ [a.ɾaʊ̯ˈka.ɾjɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ɾawˈka.ɾi.a/ [a.ɾaʊ̯ˈka.ɾɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /a.ɾawˈka.ɾja/ [a.ɾaʊ̯ˈka.ɾja]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ɾawˈka.ɾjɐ/

Proper noun

Araucária f

  1. Araucária (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)

Descendants

  • → English: Araucária

References

  1. ^ João Carlos Vicente Ferreira (2006), “Araucária”, in Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes [Paraná's municipalities: the origin and meaning of their names] (Paraná da Gente; 5)‎[1] (in Portuguese), Curitiba: Secretaria de Estado da Cultura
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