Itabira

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /i.taˈbi.ɾɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /i.taˈbi.ɾa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.tɐˈbi.ɾɐ/ [i.tɐˈβi.ɾɐ]

Proper noun

Itabira ?

  1. a municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil
    • 1940, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, “Confidência do Itabirano”, in Sentimento do Mundo:
      Alguns anos vivi em Itabira.
      Principalmente nasci em Itabira.
      Por isso sou triste, orgulhoso: de ferro.
      Noventa por cento de ferro nas calçadas.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

  • itabirano

Further reading

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