Portuguese

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Etymology

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From chopinzinho, diminutive of chopim (chopi blackbird) (now chupim). Alternatively, from a Kaingang name of a local river.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃoˌpĩˈzĩ.ɲu/ [ʃoˌpĩˈzĩ.j̃u]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃoˌpĩˈzi.ɲo/

Proper noun

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Chopinzinho m

  1. Chopinzinho (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.