Araçuaí

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi araso'iá (“araçoia”) + 'y (“river”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾa.su.aˈi/ [a.ɾa.sʊ.aˈi], (faster pronunciation) /a.ɾa.swaˈi/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɾɐ.swɐˈi/

Proper noun

Araçuaí

A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil

References

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

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