Carquive

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian Харків (Xarkiv). Doublet of Carcóvia, borrowed from Russian.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: Car‧qui‧ve

Proper noun

Carquive ?

  1. Kharkiv (an oblast of Ukraine)
  2. Kharkiv (a city, the administrative center of Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine)

Usage notes

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

Synonyms