Sampa

See also: SAMPA and sampa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Sampa.

Proper noun

Sampa

  1. a nickname for the city of São Paulo.
    This is Sampa my friend; anything can happen.

Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

Blend of São +‎ Paulo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɐ̃.pɐ/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃pɐ
  • Hyphenation: Sam‧pa

Proper noun

Sampa f

  1. (Brazil, chiefly São Paulo, informal) nickname for São Paulo: a municipality, the state capital of São Paulo, Brazil
    • 2024 October 27, Marcelo Leite, “Com Nunes ou Boulos, clima manterá São Paulo de joelhos”, in Folha de S.Paulo‎[1], São Paulo: Folha da Manhã, →ISSN, archived from the original on 17 June 2025:
      Sampa tem outras prioridades e não pode se dar a tal luxo; o Brasil é pobre, e os EUA, ricos; há 14 mil pedidos de poda pendentes em São Paulo e você vem falar de mapear as árvores da cidade?
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