Barracão

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Portuguese

Etymology

From barracão (“large shed”).

The municipality in Paraná is named after a local inn.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.ʁaˈkɐ̃w̃/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ba.ʁaˈkɐ̃w̃/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.ʁɐˈkɐ̃w̃/

Homophone: barracão

Proper noun

Barracão

A town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil
A town and municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

References

^ João Carlos Vicente Ferreira (2006) “Barracão”, in Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes [Paraná's municipalities: the origin and meaning of their names] (Paraná da Gente; 5)‎ (in Portuguese), Curitiba: Secretaria de Estado da Cultura

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