maracanã

See also: maracana, maracaná, and Maracanã

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi marakanã.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.ɾa.kaˈnɐ̃/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.ɾɐ.kɐˈnɐ̃/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ra‧ca‧nã

Noun

maracanã f (plural maracanãs)

  1. vernacular name of macaws and parakeet species in the family Psittacidae

Further reading

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