Boa Esperança do Iguaçu

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Literally, good hope of the Iguaçu.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbo.ɐ is.peˈɾɐ̃.sɐ du i.ɡwaˈsu/, /ˈbo.ɐ es.peˈɾɐ̃.sɐ du i.ɡwaˈsu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈbo.ɐ iʃ.peˈɾɐ̃.sɐ du i.ɡwaˈsu/, /ˈbo.ɐ eʃ.peˈɾɐ̃.sɐ du i.ɡwaˈsu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbo.a es.peˈɾɐ̃.sa do i.ɡwaˈsu/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbo.ɐ (i)ʃ.pɨˈɾɐ̃.sɐ du i.ɡwɐˈsu/ [ˈbo.ɐ (i)ʃ.pɨˈɾɐ̃.sɐ ðu i.ɣwɐˈsu]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbo(w).ɐ (i)ʃ.pɨˈɾɐ̃.sɐ du i.ɡwɐˈsu/ [ˈbo(w).ɐ (i)ʃ.pɨˈɾɐ̃.sɐ ðu i.ɣwɐˈsu]

Proper noun

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Boa Esperança do Iguaçu f

  1. A town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil

References

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  1. ^ 2006, João Carlos Vicente Ferreira, Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes.