Cruzeiro do Iguaçu
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From earlier Cruzeiro, with do Iguaçu added later to distinguish it from other localities called Cruzeiro. According to local folklore, the original name is from urutu-cruzeiro (“a species of pit viper”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɾuˈzɐj.ɾu du i.ɡwɐˈsu/ [kɾuˈzɐj.ɾu ðu i.ɣwɐˈsu]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɾuˈzej.ɾu du i.ɡwɐˈsu/ [kɾuˈzej.ɾu ðu i.ɣwɐˈsu]
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /kɾuˈzej.ɾu du i.ɡwɐˈsu/ [kɾuˈzej.ɾu ðu i.ɣwɐˈsu]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɾuˈze.ɾu du i.ɡwɐˈsu/ [kɾuˈze.ɾu ðu i.ɣwɐˈsu]
Proper noun[edit]
- Cruzeiro do Iguaçu (a village and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)
References[edit]
- ^ 2006, João Carlos Vicente Ferreira, Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes.