Ceará - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Ceará.

• IPA^(key): /seɪ.əˈɹɑː/

Ceará

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

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• arace, areca

First attested in 1608. Some theories try to explain its origin:^[1]

• From Old Tupi sema (“exit”) +‎ ará (“macaw”);
• From Old Tupi asema (“cry”) +‎ ará (“macaw”);
• From Old Tupi sy (“origin”) +‎ ará (“macaw”).

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /sɪ.aˈɾa/
• Rhymes: -a
• Homophone: ceará
• Hyphenation: Ce‧a‧rá

Ceará m

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

   CE (abbreviation)

• cearense (demonym)

• (states of Brazil) estado do Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins ^{(Category: pt:States of Brazil)}