Caazapá

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Guaraní ka'asapa, from ka'aguy jehasapa (“beyond the forest”), from Guaraní ka'aguy (“forest, jungle”) + the abbreviation of jehasapa (“crossing further, beyond”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaaθaˈpa/ [ka.a.θaˈpa] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /kaasaˈpa/ [ka.a.saˈpa] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: Ca‧a‧za‧pá

Proper noun

Caazapá ?

  1. a department of Paraguay
  2. a city in Paraguay

Derived terms

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