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Cairo.

Cairo (the capital city of Egypt)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈkaj.ɾu/Brazil[ˈkaɪ̯.ɾu]Brazil/ˈkaj.ɾu/Portugal
  1. Cairo (the capital city of Egypt)

    masculine
  2. Cairo (a governorate of Egypt, containing the capital city)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Cairo, ultimately from Arabic الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira).

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