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Capivari
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Portuguese
pt:
Alternative forms
pt Capivary pre-reform
pt Capivarí 1931
Etymology
pt :af tpw:<alt:*Kapibary><ety:af<kapi'iûara<alt:kapibara>><'y>><lit:capibara river><ref:pt DTA 554> 1 + A tpw Kapi'ibary is attested in Old Tupi, but refering to the pt Capibaribe river in Pernambuco.
The municipalities where named after various rivers with this name.
Pronunciation
pt i 4
pt Ca pi va ri
Proper noun
m
pt river s/Minas Gerais c/Brazil ; tributary river/Rio Grande (Paraná River tributary) Rio Grande
pt river s/Paraná c/Brazil
pt river s/Rio de Janeiro c/Brazil
pt river s/Santa Catarina c/Brazil
pt river s/São Paulo c/Brazil
Derived terms
pt Capivari do Sul Capivari de Baixo Capivari-Mirim
Proper noun
f capivariano
pt municipality s/São Paulo c/Brazil
pt @former name of:Jambeiro municipality s/São Paulo c/Brazil
pt @former name of:Silva Jardim municipality s/Rio de Janeiro c/Brazil
References