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Portuguese
Etymology
From earlier Cruzeiro, with do Iguaçu added later to distinguish it from other localities called Cruzeiro. According to local folklore, the original name is from urutu-cruzeiro (“a species of pit viper”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾuˈze(j).ɾu du i.ɡwaˈsu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾuˈze(j).ɾo do i.ɡwaˈsu/
Proper noun
Cruzeiro do Iguaçu
- Cruzeiro do Iguaçu (a village and municipality of Paraná, Brazil)
References
- ^ João Carlos Vicente Ferreira (2006) “Cruzeiro do Iguaçu”, 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