Sorocaba

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Tupi sorok (“to rip”) + aba (“place, village”), literally "place of ripping".

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /so.ɾoˈka.bɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /so.ɾoˈka.ba/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.ɾuˈka.bɐ/ [su.ɾuˈka.βɐ]

Proper noun edit

Sorocaba

A municipality of São Paulo, Brazil

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