Capanema

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi ka'a (“wood”) + panema (“worthless”).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Capanema m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Proper noun

Capanema f

  1. A town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil
  2. A town and municipality of Pará, Brazil

References

  1. ^ João Carlos Vicente Ferreira (2006) “Capanema”, 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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