Fortaleza

See also: fortaleza

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɔɹtəˈleɪzə/
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Proper noun

Fortaleza

A municipality, the state capital of Ceará, Brazil.

Translations

Brazilian state capital of Espírito Santo

Portuguese: Fortaleza (pt)
Telugu: ఫార్టలేజా (phārṭalējā)

Portuguese

Etymology

Ellipsis of Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora de Assunção (literally “Fort of Our Lady of the Assumption”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /foʁ.taˈle.zɐ/ [foh.taˈle.zɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /foɾ.taˈle.zɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /foʁ.taˈle.zɐ/ [foχ.taˈle.zɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /foɻ.taˈle.za/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuɾ.tɐˈle.zɐ/

Homophone: fortaleza
Hyphenation: For‧ta‧le‧za

Proper noun

Fortaleza f

Fortaleza (a municipality, the state capital of Ceará, Brazil)

References

Raub, K., St Louis, R., Clark, G., Kaminski, A., Planet, L., Gleeson, B., Chandler, G. (2016). Lonely Planet Brazil. United Kingdom: Lonely Planet Global Limited

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