Cerro Azul

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “blue hillock”.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈse.ʁu aˈzuw/ [ˈse.hu aˈzuʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈse.ʁu aˈzuw/ [ˈse.χu aˈzuʊ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈse.ʁo aˈzuw/ [ˈse.ho aˈzuʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈse.ʁu ɐˈzul/ [ˈse.ʁu ɐˈzuɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈse.ʁu ɐˈzu.li/

Proper noun

Cerro Azul (a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)

References

^ João Carlos Vicente Ferreira (2006) “Cerro Azul”, in Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes [Paraná's municipalities: the origin and meaning of their names] (Paraná da Gente; 5)‎^[1] (in Portuguese), Curitiba: Secretaria de Estado da Cultura

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