Zimbabué
See also: Zimbabue and Zimbábue
Portuguese
Zimbabué
Alternative forms
- Zimbábue
- Zimbabwe
Etymology
Borrowed from English Zimbabwe, from Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /zĩ.ba.buˈɛ/ [zĩ.ba.bʊˈɛ], (faster pronunciation) /zĩ.baˈbwɛ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /zĩ.baˈbwɛ/ [zĩ.baˈβwɛ], /zĩˈba.bwɛ/ [zĩˈba.βwɛ]
- Rhymes: -ɛ
- Hyphenation: Zim‧ba‧bu‧é
Proper noun
Zimbabué m
- Zimbabwe (a country in southern Africa)
- Synonyms: República do Zimbabué, (historical) Rodésia, (historical) Rodésia do Sul
Derived terms
- zimbabuense, zimbabuano, zimbabwense, zimbabwano