Porto Grande

English

Etymology

From Portuguese Porto Grande (literally “Big/Grand Harbor”).

Proper noun

Porto Grande

  1. A municipality of Amapá, Brazil.
  2. (historical, obsolete otherwise) Chittagong, especially in the context of Portuguese colonization of the city.
    Coordinate term: Porto Pequeno

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpoʁ.tu ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi d͡ʒi bẽˈɡa.lɐ/ [ˈpoh.tu ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi d͡ʒi bẽˈɡa.lɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈpoɾ.tu ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi d͡ʒi bẽˈɡa.lɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈpoʁ.tu ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi d͡ʒi bẽˈɡa.lɐ/ [ˈpoχ.tu ˈɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi d͡ʒi bẽˈɡa.lɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpoɻ.to ˈɡɾɐ̃.de de bẽˈɡa.la/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpoɾ.tu ˈɡɾɐ̃.dɨ dɨ bẽˈɡa.lɐ/ [ˈpoɾ.tu ˈɣɾɐ̃.dɨ ðɨ βẽˈɡa.lɐ]

Proper noun

Porto Grande m

  1. a municipality of Amapá, Brazil
  2. (historical, otherwise archaic or poetic) ellipsis of Porto Grande de Bengala (literally “Big/Grand Harbor of Bengal”) synonym of Chatigão (“Chittagong”)
    Coordinate term: Porto Pequeno

Usage notes

  • As a title for the city of Chittagong, used almost entirely in the context of Portuguese colonization of the city, which lasted from 1528 to 1666, archaic or poetic otherwise.
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