Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “good hope of the Iguaçu”.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbo.ɐ is.peˈɾɐ̃.sɐ du i.ɡwaˈsu/, /ˈbo.ɐ es.peˈɾɐ̃.sɐ du i.ɡwaˈsu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbo.ɐ is.peˈɾɐ̃.sɐ du i.ɡwaˈsu/, /ˈbo.ɐ es.peˈɾɐ̃.sɐ du i.ɡwaˈsu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈbo.ɐ iʃ.peˈɾɐ̃.sɐ du i.ɡwaˈsu/, /ˈbo.ɐ eʃ.peˈɾɐ̃.sɐ du i.ɡwaˈsu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbo.a es.peˈɾɐ̃.sa do i.ɡwaˈsu/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbo.ɐ (i)ʃ.pɨˈɾɐ̃.sɐ du i.ɡwɐˈsu/ [ˈbo.ɐ (i)ʃ.pɨˈɾɐ̃.sɐ ðu i.ɣwɐˈsu]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbo.ɐ (i)ʃ.pɨˈɾɐ̃.sɐ du i.ɡwɐˈsu/ [ˈbo.ɐ (i)ʃ.pɨˈɾɐ̃.sɐ ðu i.ɣwɐˈsu]
Proper noun[edit]
Boa Esperança do Iguaçu f
- A town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil
References[edit]
- ^ 2006, João Carlos Vicente Ferreira, Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes.