Iguaçu

English

Proper noun

Iguaçu

  1. Alternative form of Iguazu.

Derived terms

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • Iguassu (obsolete)
  • Iguaçú (1931-prescribed spelling)

Etymology

From Old Tupi ygûasu (“big river”), or possibly from Paraguayan Guarani. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /i.ɡwaˈsu/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.ɡwaˈsu/ [i.ɣwaˈsu]

  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: I‧gua‧çu

Proper noun

Iguaçu m

  1. Iguazu (a river in Brazil and Argentina, that starts in the Brazilian mountains in Serra do Mar and flows into the Paraná in Brazil)
  2. a river in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Descendants

  • → German: Iguaçu
  • → English: Iguaçu
  • → French: Iguaçu
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