Cruzeiro do Iguaçu
Portuguese
editEtymology
editFrom earlier Cruzeiro, with do Iguaçu added later to distinguish it from other localities called Cruzeiro. According to local folklore, the original name is from urutu-cruzeiro (“a species of pit viper”).[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɾuˈzɐj.ɾu du i.ɡwɐˈsu/ [kɾuˈzɐj.ɾu ðu i.ɣwɐˈsu]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɾuˈzej.ɾu du i.ɡwɐˈsu/ [kɾuˈzej.ɾu ðu i.ɣwɐˈsu]
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /kɾuˈzej.ɾu du i.ɡwɐˈsu/ [kɾuˈzej.ɾu ðu i.ɣwɐˈsu]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɾuˈze.ɾu du i.ɡwɐˈsu/ [kɾuˈze.ɾu ðu i.ɣwɐˈsu]
Proper noun
edit- Cruzeiro do Iguaçu (a village and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)
References
edit- ^ 2006, João Carlos Vicente Ferreira, Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes.