Paraíba

See also: paraíba

English

the Brazil state of Paraiba

Etymology

From Portuguese Paraíba, from Old Tupi pa'ra a'íba (“bad for navigation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑːɹaɪˈiːbə/

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Proper noun

Paraíba

1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: João Pessoa

Derived terms

• Paraiba tourmaline

Translations

a state in north-eastern Brazil

• Arabic: بَارَايْبَا (bārāybā)
• French: Paraïba
• Portuguese: Paraíba (pt) f
• Russian: Параи́ба (Paraíba)
• Spanish: Paraíba

See also

• (states of Brazil) state of Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins ^{(Category: en:States of Brazil)}

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Parahyba, Parayba (obsolete)

Etymology

Named after the Captaincy of Paraíba, from Old Tupi paraaíba (“bad river”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ɾaˈi.bɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ɾaˈi.bɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ɾaˈi.ba/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ɾɐˈi.bɐ/ [pɐ.ɾɐˈi.βɐ]

• Rhymes: -ibɐ
• Homophone: paraíba
• Hyphenation: Pa‧ra‧í‧ba

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Proper noun

Paraíba f

1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: João Pessoa

   Synonym: (abbreviation) PB

Derived terms

• paraibano (demonym)

See also

• (states of Brazil) estado do Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins ^{(Category: pt:States of Brazil)}