Aiuruoca

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Tupi aîuru (“parrot”) + oka (“house”): house of parrots.^[1]

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ju.ɾuˈɔ.kɐ/ [a.ju.ɾʊˈɔ.kɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ju.ɾuˈɔ.ka/ [a.ju.ɾʊˈɔ.ka]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ju.ɾuˈɔ.kɐ/

Proper noun edit

Aiuruoca

A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil

References edit

^ Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Aiuruoca&oldid=78115026"