Fortaleza
See also: fortaleza
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɔɹtəˈleɪzə/
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Proper noun
Fortaleza
- A municipality, the state capital of Ceará, Brazil.
Translations
Brazilian state capital of Ceará
Portuguese
Etymology
Ellipsis of Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora de Assunção (literally “Fort of Our Lady of the Assumption”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /foʁ.taˈle.zɐ/ [foh.taˈle.zɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /foɾ.taˈle.zɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /foʁ.taˈle.zɐ/ [foχ.taˈle.zɐ]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /foɻ.taˈle.zɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /foʁ.taˈle.za/ [foh.taˈle.za]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fuɾ.tɐˈle.zɐ/
Proper noun
Fortaleza f
- Fortaleza (a municipality, the state capital of Ceará, Brazil)
Derived terms
References
- Raub, K., St Louis, R., Clark, G., Kaminski, A., Planet, L., Gleeson, B., Chandler, G. (2016). Lonely Planet Brazil. United Kingdom: Lonely Planet Global Limited