Piauí
English edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese Piauí, from Old Tupi.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Piauí
- A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Teresina
Translations edit
state in north-eastern Brazil
See also edit
- (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)
Further reading edit
- Category:Piauí on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Piauí on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
- Piauí on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Tupi [Term?] (“river of piabas”). A "piaba" is a fish of the genus Schizodon.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Pi‧au‧í
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Proper noun edit
Piauí m
- A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Teresina
- Synonym: (Brazil, abbreviation) PI
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- (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)