Recoima

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic رَأْس ٱلْخَيْمَة (raʔs l-ḵayma, “headland of the tent”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈkoj.mɐ/ [heˈkoɪ̯.mɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁeˈkoj.mɐ/ [χeˈkoɪ̯.mɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈkoj.ma/ [heˈkoɪ̯.ma]

  • Rhymes: -ojmɐ
  • Hyphenation: Re‧coi‧ma

Proper noun

Recoima f

  1. Ras al-Khayma (a city in the United Arab Emirates; the capital of Ras al-Khayma emirate)
  2. Ras al-Khayma (an emirate of the United Arab Emirates)
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