Várzea

Portuguese

Etymology

From várzea (“floodplain”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvaʁ.ze.ɐ/ [ˈvaɦ.ze.ɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈvaɾ.ze.ɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈvaʁ.ze.ɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvaɻ.ze.a/
 

  • Homophone: várzea
  • Hyphenation: Vár‧ze‧a

Proper noun

Várzea f

  1. A toponym for various places built in floodplains:
    1. a municipality of Paraíba, Brazil
    2. a municipality of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
    3. a neighborhood of Recife, Brazil
    4. a neighborhood of Teresópolis, Brazil
    5. a neighborhood of Praia, Cape Verde
    6. a locality and parish of Arouca, Portugal
    7. a locality and parish of Barcelos, Portugal
    8. a locality and former parish of Amarante, Portugal
    9. a locality and former parish of Felgueiras, Portugal
    10. a locality and former parish of Santarém, Portugal
    11. a locality and former parish of São Pedro do Sul, Portugal
    12. a locality in Ginetes parish, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores, Portugal

Derived terms

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