Capanema

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi ka'a (“wood”) + panema (“worthless”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.paˈnẽ.mɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.paˈne.ma/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.pɐˈne.mɐ/

Proper noun

Capanema m or f by sense

a surname

Proper noun

Capanema f

A town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil
A town and municipality of Pará, Brazil

References

^ João Carlos Vicente Ferreira (2006) “Capanema”, in Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes [Paraná's municipalities: the origin and meaning of their names] (Paraná da Gente; 5)‎^[1] (in Portuguese), Curitiba: Secretaria de Estado da Cultura

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