Nordeste

See also: noreste and nordeste

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Nordeste.

Proper noun

Nordeste m

Northeast Region (a macroregion of Brazil)
Meronym: Sertao

Portuguese

Nordeste region of Brazil.

Etymology

From nordeste (“northeast”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /noʁˈdɛs.t͡ʃi/ [noɦˈdɛs.t͡ʃi]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /noɾˈdɛs.t͡ʃi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /noʁˈdɛʃ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /noɻˈdɛs.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɔɾˈdɛʃ.tɨ/ [nɔɾˈðɛʃ.tɨ]

(Northeastern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌnɔɦˈdɛʃti/, /ˌnɔɦˈdɛʃt͡ʃi/
Homophone: nordeste
Audio (Portugal) (file)
Hyphenation: Nor‧des‧te

Proper noun

Nordeste m

A village and municipality of Azores, Portugal
Northeast Region (a macroregion of Brazil, comprised by the states of Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Paraíba, Piauí, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Norte and Sergipe)
Meronym: Sertão

Coordinate terms

(Regions of Brazil) região do Brasil; Centro-Oeste, Nordeste, Norte, Sudeste, Sul

Derived terms

nordestense
nordestino

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