Piauí

English

the Brazil state of Piaui

Etymology

From Portuguese Piauí, from Old Tupi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piːaʊˈiː/

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Proper noun

Piauí

1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Teresina

Translations

state in north-eastern Brazil

• Arabic: بِيَاوِي (biyāwī)
• French: Piauí
• Portuguese: Piauí (pt) m
• Russian: Пиауи́ (Piauí)
• Spanish: Piauí

See also

• (states of Brazil) state of Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins ^{(Category: en:States of Brazil)}
• Piauí on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi [Term?] (“river of piabas”). A "piaba" is a fish of the genus Schizodon.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.awˈi/ [pɪ.aʊ̯ˈi], (faster pronunciation) /pjawˈi/ [pjaʊ̯ˈi]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pjawˈi/

• Hyphenation: Pi‧au‧í

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Proper noun

Piauí m

1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Teresina

   Synonym: (Brazil, abbreviation) PI

Derived terms

• piauiense (demonym)

See also

• (states of Brazil) estado do Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins ^{(Category: pt:States of Brazil)}