Pernambuco

Proper noun

Pernambuco

1. A state in the Northeast Region of Brazil, whose capital is Recife.

Proper noun

Pernambuco m

1. Pernambuco (a state in the Northeast Region of Brazil, whose capital is Recife)
2. Timbuktu, a distant or remote place

Etymology

Uncertain. Different origins are proposed, including:

• Old Tupi paranãbuku ("long river") or para’nã ("river") + buka ("hole").
• Pernão Boca or Pernambuka, approximations of how natives referred to "Boca de Fernão", an old name for the Santa Cruz channel.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpeʁ.nɐ̃.ˈbu.ku/
• (Nordestino) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛʁ.nɐ̃.ˈbu.ku/

Proper noun

Pernambuco m

1. Pernambuco (a state in the Northeast Region of Brazil, whose capital is Recife)