Piauí
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the Brazil state of Piaui
English
Etymology
From Portuguese Piauí, from Old Tupi.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Piauí
- A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Teresina
Translations
state in north-eastern Brazil
See also
- (states of Brazil) state of Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, 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 (Category: en:States of Brazil)
Further reading
Category:Piauí on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons 
Piauí on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage 
Piauí on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Tupi (“river of piabas”). A "piaba" is a fish of the genus Schizodon.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Pi‧au‧í
Audio (BR) (file)
Proper noun
Piauí m
- A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Teresina
- Synonym: (Brazil, abbreviation) PI
Derived terms
See also
- (states of Brazil) estado do Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, 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 (Category: pt:States of Brazil)