Curitiba
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kjuːrit͡ʃiːbɑː/
Proper noun
Curitiba
- A municipality, the state capital of Paraná, Brazil.
Translations
State capital of Paraná
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Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Uncertain. Suggested derivations include:
- Old Tupi kurityba (“Paraná pine gathering”)[1]
- Guaraní kuri'yty, corruption of kuri'yndy (“grove of Paraná pines”)[2]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ku.ɾiˈt͡ʃi.bɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ku.ɾiˈt͡ʃi.ba/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.ɾiˈti.bɐ/ [ku.ɾiˈti.βɐ]
- Rhymes: -ibɐ
- Hyphenation: Cu‧ri‧ti‧ba
Proper noun
Curitiba f
- Curitiba (a municipality, the state capital of Paraná, Brazil)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “Curitiba”, 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 559, column 1
- ^ João Carlos Vicente Ferreira (2006) “Curitiba”, 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, page 99
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuɾiˈtiba/ [ku.ɾiˈt̪i.β̞a]
- IPA(key): /kuɾiˈt͡ʃiba/ [ku.ɾiˈt͡ʃi.β̞a] (imitating Brazilian Portuguese)
- Rhymes: -iba
- Syllabification: Cu‧ri‧ti‧ba
Proper noun
Curitiba f
- Curitiba (a municipality, the state capital of Paraná, Brazil)