Alagoas
See also: Alagoa
English
Etymology
From Brazilian Portuguese Alagoas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌæləˈɡəʊəs/, /ˌɑːləˈɡəʊəs/, /ˌɑːlɑːˈɡəʊɑːs/
Audio (US): (file)
Proper noun
Alagoas
- A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Maceió.
Coordinate terms
states of Braziledit
Translations
state in north-eastern Brazil
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Further reading
- Category:Alagoas on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Alagoas on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
- Alagoas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Portuguese
Etymology
From alagoas (“lakes”), variant form of lagoa (“lake”).
The name appears as a competitor with the names of the lagoons of Manguaba, a lagoa do sul (“the southern lagoon”), and Mundaú, a lagoa do norte (“the northern lagoon”), already in the 16th century, when settlements were founded near the Alagoa do Norte and the Alagoa do Sul, the Alagoas, with the inclusion of the rest of the lagoons in the area.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.laˈɡo.ɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.laˈɡo.ɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.laˈɡo.as/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.lɐˈɡo.ɐʃ/ [ɐ.lɐˈɣo.ɐʃ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.lɐˈɡo(w).ɐʃ/ [ɐ.lɐˈɣo(w).ɐʃ]
Audio (Brazil): (file) - Hyphenation: A‧la‧go‧as
Proper noun
Alagoas m or f pl (sometimes plural only, in variation)