Barracão

See also: barracão

Portuguese

Etymology

From barracão (“large shed”).

The municipality in Paraná is named after a local inn.[1]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.ʁaˈkɐ̃w̃/ [ba.haˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ba.ʁaˈkɐ̃w̃/ [ba.χaˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.ʁɐˈkɐ̃w̃/

Homophone: barracão

Proper noun

Barracão

A town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil
A town and municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

References

2006, João Carlos Vicente Ferreira, Municípios paranaenses: origens e significados de seus nomes.

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