Curitiba
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Proper noun edit
Curitiba
- A municipality, the state capital of Paraná, Brazil.
Translations edit
State capital of Paraná
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Etymology edit
Uncertain. Suggested derivations include:
- Old Tupi curé / coré (“pig”) + tyba (“abundance”)
- Old Tupi curi (“Paraná pine”) + tyba (“abundance”)
- Guaraní Kuri'yty, corruption of Kuri'yndy (“grove of Paraná pines”)[1]
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ibɐ
- Hyphenation: Cu‧ri‧ti‧ba
Proper noun edit
Curitiba f
- Curitiba (a municipality, the state capital of Paraná, Brazil)
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References edit
- ^ 2006, João Carlos Vicente Ferreira, Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes.
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Curitiba f
- Curitiba (a municipality, the state capital of Paraná, Brazil)