Piauí
English
Etymology
From Portuguese Piauí, from Old Tupi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piːaʊˈiː/
Audio (US) (file)
Translations
See also
- (states of Brazil) state of Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins (Category: en:States of Brazil)
Further reading
- Category:Piauí on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Piauí on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
- Piauí on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Tupi [Term?] (“river of piabas”). A "piaba" is a fish of the genus Schizodon.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.awˈi/ [pɪ.aʊ̯ˈi], (faster pronunciation) /pjawˈi/ [pjaʊ̯ˈi]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pjawˈi/
- Hyphenation: Pi‧au‧í
Audio (BR) (file)
Proper noun
Piauí m
- A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Teresina
- Synonym: (Brazil, abbreviation) PI
See also
- (states of Brazil) estado do Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins (Category: pt:States of Brazil)
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