Tubarão

See also: tubarão

Portuguese

Etymology

A popular etymology mentions Classical Guaraní tuba nharõ, either the name of a Carijó chieftain or how this people called the Tubarão River,[1][2] but no evidence or primary source is given. The city was named after the hydronym.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /tu.baˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [tu.baˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tu.bɐˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [tu.βɐˈɾɐ̃w̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: Tu‧ba‧rão
  • Homophone: tubarão

Proper noun

Tubarão f

  1. a municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Proper noun

Tubarão m

  1. a river in Santa Catarina, Brazil

References

  1. ^ “História”, in Prefeitura de Tubarão‎[1] (in Portuguese), Tubarão, 9 May 2025 (last accessed), archived from the original on 10 May 2025
  2. ^ “Carranca Tubá-Nharô e Centenário Rotary Tubarão”, in Turismo de Tubarão‎[2] (in Portuguese), Tubarão, 9 May 2025 (last accessed), archived from the original on 10 May 2025

Further reading

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