Aparecida

See also: aparecida

Portuguese

Etymology

From Nossa Senhora da Conceição Aparecida (Our Lady of the Revealed/Appeared Conception), the original name for Our Lady of Aparecida, a clay statue of the Virgin Mary that, according to tradition, was found by three fishermen in 1717 on the Paraíba river in Brazil.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.pa.ɾeˈsi.dɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.pa.ɾeˈsi.da/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.pɐ.ɾɨˈsi.dɐ/ [ɐ.pɐ.ɾɨˈsi.ðɐ]

Proper noun

Aparecida

  1. A municipality of São Paulo, Brazil

Proper noun

Aparecida

  1. a female given name

Derived terms
  • Cida (diminutive), Cidinha (diminutive)
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