Copacabana
English
Etymology
From Portuguese Copacabana.
Proper noun
Copacabana
- A district of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- The main beach in Rio de Janeiro, located in the eponymous district
- (figuratively) A beached area known for partying.
- 2007, The Times, Sand storm - Plans to turn Birmingham into St Tropez have gone awry[1]:
- just as it was when the city was run by the great Victorian, Joseph Chamberlain, whose square will be turned into the Copacabana of the West Midlands.
- A locality in the Central Coast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Synonyms
- Copa (abbreviation)
Derived terms
- Copa (abbreviation)
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Copacabana.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.pa.kaˈbɐ̃.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.pa.kaˈbɐ.na/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɔ.pɐ.kɐˈbɐ.nɐ/ [kɔ.pɐ.kɐˈβɐ.nɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɔ.pɐ.kɐˈba.nɐ/ [kɔ.pɐ.kɐˈβa.nɐ]
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐnɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃nɐ
- Hyphenation: Co‧pa‧ca‧ba‧na
Proper noun
Copacabana ?
- a municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Aymara Kotakawana (“God of Fertility”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkopakaˈbana/ [ˌko.pa.kaˈβ̞a.na]
- Rhymes: -ana
- Syllabification: Co‧pa‧ca‧ba‧na
Proper noun
Copacabana ?
- a town on Lake Titicaca in Bolivia