Fortaleza

See also: fortaleza

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔɹtəˈleɪzə/
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Proper noun

Fortaleza

  1. A municipality, the state capital of Ceará, Brazil.

Translations

Portuguese

Etymology

Ellipsis of Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora de Assunção (literally “Fort of Our Lady of the Assumption”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /foʁ.taˈle.zɐ/ [foh.taˈle.zɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /foɾ.taˈle.zɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /foʁ.taˈle.zɐ/ [foχ.taˈle.zɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /foɻ.taˈle.za/

Proper noun

Fortaleza f

  1. Fortaleza (a municipality, the state capital of Ceará, Brazil)

References

  • Raub, K., St Louis, R., Clark, G., Kaminski, A., Planet, L., Gleeson, B., Chandler, G. (2016). Lonely Planet Brazil. United Kingdom: Lonely Planet Global Limited
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