Zimbabué

See also: Zimbabue and Zimbábue

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English Zimbabwe, from Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /zĩ.ba.buˈɛ/ [zĩ.ba.bʊˈɛ], (faster pronunciation) /zĩ.baˈbwɛ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /zĩ.baˈbwɛ/ [zĩ.baˈβwɛ], /zĩˈba.bwɛ/ [zĩˈba.βwɛ]

Rhymes: -ɛ
Hyphenation: Zim‧ba‧bu‧é

Proper noun

Zimbabué m

Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)
Synonyms: República do Zimbabué, (historical) Rodésia, (historical) Rodésia do Sul

Derived terms

zimbabuense, zimbabuano, zimbabwense, zimbabwano

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