Londrina

See also: londrina

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Londrina.

Proper noun

Londrina

  1. A city in Paraná, Brazil.

Portuguese

Etymology

From londrina (“Londonish”), after the British founders of the city.[1] Many sources state that the coinage means “Little London”, despite the suffix -ina not having this sense in Portuguese.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /lõˈdɾĩ.nɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /lõˈdɾi.na/

  • Rhymes: -ĩnɐ, -inɐ
  • Hyphenation: Lon‧dri‧na
  • Homophone: londrina

Proper noun

Londrina f

  1. a city in Paraná, Brazil

References

  1. ^ “Londrina”, in Cidades@ (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: IBGE, 2023
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