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Curitiba

Curitiba

English

Map of Brazil with the location of Curitiba in red

Proper noun

Curitiba

  1. A municipality, the capital of the state of Paraná, Brazil.

Translations


Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain. Suggested derivations include:

  • Old Tupi curé / coré (pig) + tyba (abundance)
  • Old Tupi curi (Paraná pine) + tyba (abundance)
  • Guaraní Kuri'yty, corruption of Kuri'yndy (grove of Paraná pines)

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Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iba

Proper noun

Curitiba f

  1. Curitiba (a city, the state capital of Paraná, Brazil)

References

  1. 2006, João Carlos Vicente Ferreira, Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes.

Spanish

Proper noun

Curitiba f

  1. Curitiba (a municipality, the capital of the state of Paraná, Brazil)