Maracanã

Portuguese

Etymology

From Guaraní maraka'nã (“mini-macaw”, a local bird).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.ɾa.kaˈnɐ̃/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.ɾɐ.kɐˈnɐ̃/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧ra‧ca‧nã

Proper noun

Maracanã m

  1. a river the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  2. a neighbourhood in northern Rio de Janeiro, named after the river
  3. a stadium located in this neighbourhood
  4. a municipality the state of Pará, northern Brazil

Derived terms

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