Ceará

See also: ceara, ceará, and ceară

English

The Brazilian state of Ceará

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Ceará.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seɪ.əˈɹɑː/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Ceará

  1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Fortaleza

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Portuguese

Etymology

First attested in 1608. Some theories try to explain its origin:[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /se.aˈɾa/, /si.aˈɾa/ [sɪ.aˈɾa], (faster pronunciation) /sjaˈɾa/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /se.aˈɾa/

  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /sɪ.aˈɾa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Homophone: ceará
  • Hyphenation: Ce‧a‧rá

Proper noun

Ceará m

  1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Fortaleza
    CE (abbreviation)

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References

  1. João Mendes Júnior (1901 May) “Língua indígena - o nome Ceará”, in Revista Trimensal do Instituto do Ceará (in Portuguese), volume 15, Fortaleza, archived from the original on 2009-03-20, pages 313-318
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