Catanduvas

Catanduvas

English

Proper noun

Catanduvas

1. A town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil.
2. A town and municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Catanduvas.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi, but the components are unknown. Theories include:

• kaa'tã-duba (“place with sparse vegetation”)
• ka'á tãg tiba (“place with sparse or low vegetation”)
• kaatantiua (“low and thorny vegetation”)

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Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌka.tɐ̃.ˈdu.vɐs/

Proper noun

Catanduvas f

1. Catanduvas (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)
2. Catanduvas (a town and municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil)

References

1. 2006, João Carlos Vicente Ferreira, Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes.