Portuguese
Etymology
After Candoy, leader of a Kaingang tribe.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɐ̃ˈdɔj/ [kɐ̃ˈdɔɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -ɔj
- Hyphenation: Can‧dói
Proper noun
Candói m
- a small river in Paraná, Brazil
- a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil
References
- ^ João Carlos Vicente Ferreira (2006), “Candói”, in Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes [Paraná's municipalities: the origin and meaning of their names] (Paraná da Gente; 5)[1] (in Portuguese), Curitiba: Secretaria de Estado da Cultura