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Etymology

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From Old Tupi 'yporanga (beautiful river).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃ɡɐ
  • Hyphenation: I‧po‧ran‧ga

Proper noun

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Iporanga

  1. A municipality of São Paulo, Brazil

Usage notes

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Iporanga is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

References

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  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “Iporanga”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 569, column 1