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Guaíba

Portuguese edit

 
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Pronunciation edit

 

  • Rhymes: -ibɐ
  • Hyphenation: Gua‧í‧ba

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Tupi kûaaíba (“bad cove”).[1]

Alternative forms edit

Proper noun edit

Guaíba m

  1. A body of water in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Guaíba f

  1. An island in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Etymology 2 edit

Named after the body of water Guaíba.

Proper noun edit

Guaíba m

  1. A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Usage notes edit

Guaíba is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

References edit

  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil‎[1] (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN
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