Guiana portuguesa

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “Portuguese Guiana”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈɐ̃.nɐ poʁ.tuˈɡe.zɐ/ [ɡɪˈɐ̃.nɐ poh.tuˈɡe.zɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈɡjɐ̃.nɐ poʁ.tuˈɡe.zɐ/ [ˈɡjɐ̃.nɐ poh.tuˈɡe.zɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈɐ̃.nɐ poʁ.tuˈɡe.zɐ/ [ɡɪˈɐ̃.nɐ poh.tuˈɡe.zɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈɡjɐ̃.nɐ poʁ.tuˈɡe.zɐ/ [ˈɡjɐ̃.nɐ poh.tuˈɡe.zɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈɐ̃.nɐ poɾ.tuˈɡe.zɐ/ [ɡɪˈɐ̃.nɐ poɾ.tuˈɡe.zɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈɡjɐ̃.nɐ poɾ.tuˈɡe.zɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈɐ̃.nɐ poʁ.tuˈɡe.zɐ/ [ɡɪˈɐ̃.nɐ poχ.tuˈɡe.zɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈɡjɐ̃.nɐ poʁ.tuˈɡe.zɐ/ [ˈɡjɐ̃.nɐ poχ.tuˈɡe.zɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈɐ.na poɻ.tuˈɡe.za/ [ɡɪˈɐ.na poɻ.tuˈɡe.za], (faster pronunciation) /ˈɡjɐ.na poɻ.tuˈɡe.za/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡjɐ.nɐ puɾ.tuˈɡe.zɐ/ [ˈɡjɐ.nɐ puɾ.tuˈɣe.zɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡjɐ.nɐ puɾ.tuˈɡe.zɐ/ [ˈɡjɐ.nɐ puɾ.tuˈɣe.zɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡja.nɐ puɾ.tuˈɡe.zɐ/ [ˈɡja.nɐ puɾ.tuˈɣe.zɐ]

Proper noun

Guiana portuguesa f

1. (historical) Portuguese Guiana (the former name of the Brazilian state of Amapá during the colonial period)
   • 2020 July 27, Alessandra Vannucci, Comédias de Goldoni‎^[1], Editora Perspectiva S.A., →ISBN, page 39:

     O enredo conta as aventuras da bela índia Delmira que, na antiga Guiana portuguesa (atual estado do Amapá), assume a tarefa de provar que o mérito reside nas virtudes pessoais e não na nobreza dos natais.

     The plot tells the adventures of the beautiful indigenous woman Delmira who, in the former Portuguese Guiana (now the state of Amapá), takes on the task of proving that merit lies in personal virtues and not in the nobility of birth.

See also

• Amapá