São Francisco

English

Etymology

From Portuguese São Francisco (“Saint Francis”). Doublet of San Francisco.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsaʊ fɹænˈsɪskoʊ/

Proper noun

São Francisco

  1. A river in northeastern Brazil.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɐ̃w̃ fɾɐ̃ˈsis.ku/ [ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ fɾɐ̃ˈsis.ku]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈsɐ̃w̃ fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃ.ku/ [ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃ.ku]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɐ̃w̃ fɾɐ̃ˈsis.ko/ [ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ fɾɐ̃ˈsis.ko]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsɐ̃w̃ fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃ.ku/

  • Hyphenation: São, Fran‧cis‧co

Proper noun

São Francisco m

  1. (Roman Catholicism) St. Francis
  2. the 4th of October, St. Francis' day
  3. a municipality of São Paulo, Brazil
  4. a river in northeastern Brazil
    Synonym: (nickname) Velho Chico

Derived terms

  • Em outubro, cordoadas de São Francisco
  • franciscana
  • franciscanada
  • franciscanismo
  • franciscanista
  • franciscano
  • francisco
  • Pelo São Francisco, nem nado, nem no cortiço
  • Por São Francisco, semeia o teu trigo
  • Por São Francisco, semeia o teu trigo; e a velha que o dizia, já semeado o tinha

Proper noun

São Francisco f

  1. San Francisco (a city in California, United States)
  2. ellipsis of São Francisco do Sul
  3. a municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil
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