Dois Vizinhos

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “two neighbours” (after two rivers that flow into the Chopim river at the same spot).[1]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdojz viˈzĩ.ɲus/ [ˈdoɪ̯z viˈzĩ.j̃us]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈdojʒ viˈzĩ.ɲuʃ/ [ˈdoɪ̯ʒ viˈzĩ.j̃uʃ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdojz viˈzi.ɲos/ [ˈdoɪ̯z viˈzi.ɲos]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdojʒ viˈzi.ɲuʃ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdojʒ biˈzi.ɲuʃ/ [ˈdojʒ βiˈzi.ɲuʃ]

Proper noun

Dois Vizinhos f

Dois Vizinhos (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)

References

2006, João Carlos Vicente Ferreira, Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes.

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