Contenda

See also: contenda

Portuguese

Etymology

From contenda (“contention; struggle”), after a local river. Alternatively, after a feud between two local families.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Contenda f

  1. Contenda (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)

References

  1. ^ João Carlos Vicente Ferreira (2006), “Contenda”, 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
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