Porto Grande de Bengala

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 de Bengala m

  1. (historical) synonym of Chatigão (“Big/Grand Harbor of Bengal”)
    Synonym: Porto Grande
    Coordinate term: Porto Pequeno de Bengala (“Saptagram”, literally “Small Harbor of Bengal”)

Usage notes

  • In a historiographical sense, it may be used to describe the period from 1528 to 1666, where the city was under Portuguese control. Archaic or poetic otherwise. Sometimes simply referred to as Porto Grande.
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