サンパウロ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
聖市聖州

Etymology

From Portuguese São Paulo (literally “Saint Paul”). Doublet of サン゠ポール (San-Pōru), サン・パブロ (San Paburo), and セントポール (Sento Pōru).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sã̠mpa̠ɯ̟ᵝɾo̞]

Proper noun

サンパウロ • (San Pauro)

サンパウロ, 聖市: São Paulo (a municipality, the state capital of São Paulo, Brazil)
サンパウロ, 聖州: São Paulo (a state of the Southeast Region, Brazil)

Synonyms

(state): (obsolete) 聖(せい)州(しゅう) (Seishū): São Paulo, Brazil

See also

パウロ (Pauro)

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