Canaã

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Canaam, from Latin Chanaan, from Ancient Greek Χαναάν (Khanaán), from Hebrew כְּנַעַן (k'ná'an).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.naˈɐ̃/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃
  • Hyphenation: Ca‧na‧ã

Proper noun

Canaã f

  1. Canaan (a historic region of the Middle East, Israel)
  2. a municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil
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