Alagoas

See also: Alagoa

English

the Brazil state of Alagoas

Etymology

From Portuguese Alagoas, from alagoas (“lakes”).

The name appears as a competitor with the names of the lagoons of Manguaba, a lagoa do sul ("southern lagoon"), and Mundaú, a lagoa do norte ("northern lagoon"), already in the 16th century, when settlements were founded near the Alagoa do Norte and the Alagoa do Sul, the Alagoas, with the inclusion of the rest of the lagoons in the area.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌæləˈɡəʊəs/, /ˌɑːləˈɡəʊəs/, /ˌɑːlɑːˈɡəʊɑːs/

Proper noun

Alagoas

A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Maceió

Translations

state in north-eastern Brazil

Portuguese: Alagoas (pt)

Portuguese

Etymology

From alagoas (“lakes”).

The name appears as a competitor with the names of the lagoons of Manguaba, a lagoa do sul ("the southern lagoon"), and Mundaú, a lagoa do norte ("the northern lagoon"), already in the 16th century, when settlements were founded near the Alagoa do Norte and the Alagoa do Sul, the Alagoas, with the inclusion of the rest of the lagoons in the area.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.laˈɡo.ɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.laˈɡo.ɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.laˈɡo.as/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lɐˈɡo.ɐʃ/ [ɐ.lɐˈɣo.ɐʃ], (regional) /ɐ.lɐˈɡo.wɐʃ/ [ɐ.lɐˈɣo.wɐʃ]

Audio (BR) (file)
Hyphenation: A‧la‧go‧as

Proper noun

Alagoas m or f pl

A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Maceió
Synonym: AL (abbreviation)

Related terms

alagoano (demonym)