Fortaleza

See also: fortaleza

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔɹtəˈleɪzə/

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Proper noun

Fortaleza

1. A municipality, the state capital of Ceará, Brazil.

Translations

Brazilian state capital of Ceará

• Marathi: फोर्तालेझा (phortālejhā)
• Portuguese: Fortaleza (pt) f
• Telugu: ఫార్టలేజా (phārṭalējā)

Portuguese

Etymology

Ellipsis of Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora de Assunção (literally “Fort of Our Lady of the Assumption”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /foʁ.taˈle.zɐ/ [foh.taˈle.zɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /foʁ.taˈle.zɐ/ [foh.taˈle.zɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /foɾ.taˈle.zɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /foʁ.taˈle.zɐ/ [foχ.taˈle.zɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /foɻ.taˈle.za/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuɾ.tɐˈle.zɐ/

• Audio (Brazil):

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• Homophone: fortaleza
• Hyphenation: For‧ta‧le‧za

Proper noun

Fortaleza f

1. Fortaleza (a municipality, the state capital of Ceará, Brazil)

References

• Raub, K., St Louis, R., Clark, G., Kaminski, A., Planet, L., Gleeson, B., Chandler, G. (2016). Lonely Planet Brazil. United Kingdom: Lonely Planet Global Limited