Guarulhos

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Guarulhos.

Proper noun

Guarulhos

1. A municipality of São Paulo, Brazil.

Translations

municipality in São Paulo, Brazil

• Japanese: グアルーリョス
• Portuguese: Guarulhos (pt)
• Russian: Гуарульюс (Guarulʹjus)
• Telugu: గురుల్హోస్ (gurulhōs)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Nossa Senhora dos Guarulhos ("Our Lady of the Guarulhos"), the name of the indigenous settlement from which the city originated. The Guaramomis, a native people of the region, were called guarulhos at the time.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈɾu.ʎus/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈɾu.ʎus/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈɾu.ʎuʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈɾu.ʎos/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡwɐˈɾu.ʎuʃ/

• Hyphenation: Gua‧ru‧lhos

Proper noun

Guarulhos

1. Guarulhos (a municipality of São Paulo, Brazil)

Derived terms

• guarulhense