Moçambique

See also: moçambique

Portuguese

bandeira de Moçambique

Etymology

Named after the Island of Mozambique, in turn derived from Musa al-Biq, the sultan of the island when the Portuguese got there.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.sɐ̃ˈbi.ki/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.sɐ̃ˈbi.ki/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.sɐ̃ˈbi.ke/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mu.sɐ̃ˈbi.kɨ/

• Hyphenation: Mo‧çam‧bi‧que

Proper noun

Moçambique m

1. Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)

Usage notes

Moçambique is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Derived terms

• moçambicano
• moçambique

Descendants

• Gujarati: મોસંબી (mosambī)
  • → Hindi: मौसंबी (mausambī)

See also

• Maputo

Further reading

• Moçambique on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Moçambique n (genitive Moçambiques)

1. Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)