Alagoas

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Alagoas. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Alagoas, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Alagoas in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Alagoas you have here. The definition of the word Alagoas will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofAlagoas, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Alagoa

English

the Brazil state of Alagoas

Etymology

From Brazilian Portuguese Alagoas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌæləˈɡəʊəs/, /ˌɑːləˈɡəʊəs/, /ˌɑːlɑːˈɡəʊɑːs/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Proper noun

Alagoas

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

Translations

See also

Divisions of the Federative Republic of Brazil in English (layout · text)
States: Acre · Alagoas · Amapá · Amazonas · Bahia · Ceará · Espírito Santo · Goias · 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
Federal District: Federal District

Further reading

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt
Alagoas

Etymology

From alagoas (lakes), variant form of lagoa (lake).

The name appears as a competitor with the names of the lagoons of Manguaba, a lagoa do sul (the southern lagoon), and Mundaú, a lagoa do norte (the northern lagoon), already in the 16th century, when settlements were founded near the Alagoa do Norte and the Alagoa do Sul, the Alagoas, with the inclusion of the rest of the lagoons in the area.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Audio (Brazil):(file)
  • Hyphenation: A‧la‧go‧as

Proper noun

Alagoas m or f pl

  1. Alagoas (a state of the Northeast Region, Brazil; capital: Maceió)
    Synonym: AL (abbreviation)

See also