Araponga

See also: araponga

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi gûyrá (“bird”) + ponga (“hollow”).[1]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ɾaˈpõ.ɡɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ɾaˈpõ.ɡa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ɾɐˈpõ.ɡɐ/

Proper noun

Araponga

  1. A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil

References
  1. Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013
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