Camboriú

Portuguese

Etymology

According to Navarro, from Old Tupi kamburi'y (“snook river”).[1] The city was named after the river.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɐ̃.bo.ɾiˈu/ [kɐ̃.bo.ɾɪˈu], (faster pronunciation) /kɐ̃.boˈɾju/, /kɐ̃.bu.ɾiˈu/ [kɐ̃.bu.ɾɪˈu], (faster pronunciation) /kɐ̃.buˈɾju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kɐ̃.bo.ɾiˈu/ [kɐ̃.bo.ɾɪˈu], (faster pronunciation) /kɐ̃.boˈɾju/

Proper noun

Camboriú m

  1. a river in Santa Catarina, Brazil

Proper noun

Camboriú f

  1. a municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “Camboriú”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 552, column 2
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