Copacabana

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English

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Etymology

From Portuguese Copacabana.

Proper noun

Copacabana

  1. A district of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  2. the main beach in Rio de Janeiro, located in the eponymous district
  3. (figuratively) a beached area known for partying.
    • 2007, The Times, Sand storm - Plans to turn Birmingham into St Tropez have gone awry:
      just as it was when the city was run by the great Victorian, Joseph Chamberlain, whose square will be turned into the Copacabana of the West Midlands.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Copacabana.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐnɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃nɐ
  • Hyphenation: Co‧pa‧ca‧ba‧na

Proper noun

Copacabana

  1. A municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Aymara Kotakawana (God of Fertility).

Proper noun

Copacabana ?

  1. a town on Lake Titicaca in Bolivia