Abatiá

See also: abatia and abatía

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi aba (“hair”) + ti (“white; blond”) + á (“seed”), referring to maize seeds.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ba.t͡ʃiˈa/ [a.ba.t͡ʃɪˈa], (faster pronunciation) /a.baˈt͡ʃja/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bɐˈtja/ [ɐ.βɐˈtja]

  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: A‧ba‧ti‧á

Proper noun

Abatiá ?

  1. a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil

References

  1. ^ João Carlos Vicente Ferreira (2006) “Abatiá”, in Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes [Paraná's municipalities: the origin and meaning of their names] (Paraná da Gente; 5)‎[1] (in Portuguese), Curitiba: Secretaria de Estado da Cultura
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