Catanduvas

English

Proper noun

Catanduvas

1. A town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil.
2. A town and municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Catanduvas.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi [Term?], but the components are unknown. Theories include:

• kaa'tã-duba (“place with sparse vegetation”)
• ka'á tãg tiba (“place with sparse or low vegetation”)
• kaatantiua (“low and thorny vegetation”)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.tɐ̃ˈdu.vɐs/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.tɐ̃ˈdu.vɐs/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ka.tɐ̃ˈdu.vɐʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.tɐ̃ˈdu.vas/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.tɐ̃ˈdu.vɐʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.tɐ̃ˈdu.vɐʃ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.tɐ̃ˈdu.bɐʃ/ [kɐ.tɐ̃ˈdu.βɐʃ]

Proper noun

Catanduvas f

1. Catanduvas (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)
2. Catanduvas (a town and municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil)