Ceará

See also: ceara, ceará, and ceară

English

The Brazilian state of Ceará

Etymology

Uncertain:

Literally, the name Ceará means "sings the jandaia".
Perhaps from Tupi Guaraní, meaning "turquoise or green waters".
Perhaps from Siriará, a reference to the crabs from the seashore.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /seɪ.əˈɹɑː/

Proper noun

Ceará

A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Fortaleza

Translations

state in north-eastern Brazil

French: Ceará (fr) m
Galician: Ceará m
Greek: Σεαρά f (Seará)
Italian: Ceará m
Latin: Siara f
Latvian: Seara f
Lithuanian: Seara f
Polish: Ceará f
Portuguese: Ceará (pt) m
Romanian: Ceará f
Spanish: Ceará m
Uzbek: Seara

Anagrams

arace, areca

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.aˈɾa/, /si.aˈɾa/ [sɪ.aˈɾa], (faster pronunciation) /sjaˈɾa/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.aˈɾa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sjɐˈɾa/

Audio (BR) (file)
Rhymes: -a
Homophone: ceará
Hyphenation: Ce‧a‧rá

Proper noun

Ceará m

A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Fortaleza
CE (abbreviation)

Derived terms

cearense (demonym)

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