Desterro

See also: desterro and desterró

Portuguese

Etymology

From Nossa Senhora do Desterro, epithet of Mary, from desterro (“banishment”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Desterro ?

  1. a municipality of Paraíba, Brazil
  2. former name of Florianópolis: a city and municipality, the capital of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Further reading

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