Portuguese

Nordeste region of Brazil.

Proper noun

Nordeste m

1. A village and municipality in the Azores, Portugal.
2. Northeast Region (a region of Brazil, comprised by the states of Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Paraíba, Piauí, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Norte and Sergipe)

Coordinate terms

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

Related terms

• nordestense
• nordestino

Asturian

Noun

nordeste m ‎(plural nordestes)

1. northeast

Portuguese

nordeste

Alternative forms

• NE (abbreviation)

Etymology

From French nord-est ‎(“northeast”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɔɾ.ˈðɛʃ.tɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /noɾ.ˈdɛs.t͡ʃi/, /noɾ.ˈdɛs.t͡ɕi/
  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /nɔɦ.ˈdɛʃ.tɪ/
  • (Carioca) IPA^(key): /noʁ.ˈdɛʃ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Paulista) IPA^(key): /noɹ.ˈdɛs.t͡ʃi/
  • (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /noɻ.ˈdɛs.te/

• Homophone: Nordeste

Noun

nordeste m (uncountable)

1. northeast (compass point)

Derived terms

• Nordeste

Related terms

• leste
• norte

Spanish

Noun

nordeste m ‎(uncountable)

1. northeast

Synonyms

• noreste