Minas Gerais

EnglishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From Portuguese Minas Gerais.

Proper nounEdit

Minas Gerais

  1. A state of the Southeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Belo Horizonte

TranslationsEdit

CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Portuguese Minas Gerais.

Proper nounEdit

Minas Gerais f

  1. Minas Gerais (a state of Brazil; capital: Belo Horizonte)

PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

Literally, General Mines. Two origins are proposed:

  • Literal meaning: the mines spread in several spots around a larger region
  • From Minas dos Matos Gerais ("Mines of the General Woods"), which encompasses the region of "Mines" and the region of "General Woods" (or "General Fields"), which were farther from mines and harder to access

PronunciationEdit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmĩ.nɐz ʒeˈɾajs/ [ˈmĩ.nɐz ʒeˈɾaɪ̯s]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈmĩ.nɐ ʒeˈɾajʃ/ [ˈmĩ.nɐ ʒeˈɾaɪ̯ʃ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmi.naz ʒeˈɾajs/ [ˈmi.naz ʒeˈɾaɪ̯s]

  • (file)

Proper nounEdit

Minas Gerais

  1. A state of the Southeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Belo Horizonte
    Synonyms: Minas, MG

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