Parahyba

Portuguese

Proper noun

Parahyba f

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Paraíba.
    • 1934, Graciliano Ramos, chapter IV, in S. Bernardo‎[1], 1st edition, Rio de Janeiro: Ariel, Editora Ltda., pages 21–22:
      Nas pedras do Parahyba, com um cesto de cajus e uma garrafa de cachaça, aperreava os companheiros de farra declamando sementes e adubos chimicos.
      On the rocks of the Paraíba, with a basket of cashew apples and a bottle of cachaça, he annoyed his mates by reciting seeds and chemical fertilizers.
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