Caí

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cai"

See also: caí

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain. Different origins are proposed, including:

From Old Tupi ka'a (“woods”) + y (“river”); and
From Old Tupi ka'i (“monkey”), perhaps with the contraction of y (“river”). Compare Guaraní ka'i.

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Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈi/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈi/

Rhymes: -i
Homophone: caí
Hyphenation: Ca‧í

Proper noun

Caí m

A river in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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