Maranhão

Maranhão

English

Etymology

From Portuguese Maranhão.

Proper noun

Maranhão

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

Translations

state in north-eastern Brazil

French: Maragnan m Portuguese: Maranhão (pt) m

See also

• Maranhão on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Old Tupi, meaning "running sea", or an augmentative of mar (“sea”). The word was first used to refer to the Amazon River.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɾɐ̃ˈɲɐ̃w̃/ [ma.ɾɐ̃ˈj̃ɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɾɐ̃ˈɲɐ̃w̃/ [ma.ɾɐ̃ˈj̃ɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɾɐˈɲɐ̃w̃/ [ma.ɾɐˈɲɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɾɐˈɲɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: Ma‧ra‧nhão

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Proper noun

Maranhão m

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

   MA (abbreviation)

Derived terms

• maranhense (demonym)