Guiana Brasileira
Portuguese
This Portuguese term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.
Etymology
Literally, “Brazilian Guiana”, comparing the relation between Portugal and Brazil to that between French Guiana and mainland France, wherein the former is a small overseas territory of the latter.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡiˈɐ̃.nɐ bɾa.ziˈle(j).ɾɐ/ [ɡɪˈɐ̃.nɐ bɾa.ziˈle(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈɡjɐ̃.nɐ bɾa.ziˈle(j).ɾɐ/ [ˈɡjɐ̃.nɐ bɾa.ziˈle(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡiˈɐ.na bɾa.ziˈle(j).ɾa/ [ɡɪˈɐ.na bɾa.ziˈle(ɪ̯).ɾa], (faster pronunciation) /ˈɡjɐ.na bɾa.ziˈle(j).ɾa/ [ˈɡjɐ.na bɾa.ziˈle(ɪ̯).ɾa]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɡjɐ.nɐ bɾɐ.ziˈlɐj.ɾɐ/ [ˈɡjɐ.nɐ βɾɐ.ziˈlɐj.ɾɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɡja.nɐ bɾɐ.ziˈlej.ɾɐ/ [ˈɡja.nɐ βɾɐ.ziˈlej.ɾɐ]
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɡjɐ.nɐ bɾɐ.ziˈlej.ɾɐ/ [ˈɡjɐ.nɐ βɾɐ.ziˈlej.ɾɐ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɡjɐ.nɐ bɾɐ.ziˈle.ɾɐ/ [ˈɡjɐ.nɐ βɾɐ.ziˈle.ɾɐ]
Proper noun
- (chiefly Brazil, slang, humorous, usually offensive) Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)
Synonyms
- Pernambuco em Pé (standing Pernambuco, mocking Portugal's vertical shape compared to the Brazilian state of Pernambuco)
- Mato Grosso do Norte (Northern Mato Grosso, referring to Portugal's dry climate)
- Faixa de Gajos (Guys' Strip, mocking "gajo" as a Portugal slang term for "a guy")
- Rio Grande de Fora (outer Rio Grande)
- Porto de Gajinhas (little girls' port, parody of Porto de Galinhas)
Coordinate terms
- Vitória da Reconquista (Lisbon)
References
- ^ Andrei Ribeiro (19 April 2025) “Brasileiros apelidam Portugal 'Guiana Brasileira' e irritam portugueses nas redes [Brazilians give Portugal the nickname of 'Brazilian Guyana' and annoy Portuguese users on social media]”, in Folha de S.Paulo[1] (in Portuguese), São Paulo, retrieved 19 April 2025