Porto Alegre
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Porto Alegre.
Proper noun
Porto Alegre
- A municipality, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Translations
Brazilian state capital of Rio Grande do Sul
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Portuguese
Etymology
Literally, “happy port”.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpoʁ.tu aˈlɛ.ɡɾi/ [ˈpoh.tu aˈlɛ.ɡɾi]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈpoɾ.tu aˈlɛ.ɡɾi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈpoʁ.tu aˈlɛ.ɡɾi/ [ˈpoχ.tu aˈlɛ.ɡɾi]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /ˈpoɻ.tu aˈlɛ.ɡɾi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpoʁ.to aˈlɛ.ɡɾe/ [ˈpoh.to aˈlɛ.ɡɾe]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpoɾ.tu ɐˈlɛ.ɡɾɨ/ [ˈpoɾ.tu ɐˈlɛ.ɣɾɨ]
Audio (Brazil): (file)
Proper noun
Porto Alegre f (demonym porto-alegrense)
- Porto Alegre (a municipality, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)
- Synonyms: (nickname) Forno Alegre, POA