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Caxambu.

a river in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

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name/ka.ʃɐ̃ˈbu/Brazil/kɐ.ʃɐ̃ˈbu/Portugal
  1. a river in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. For the Minas Gerais toponym, Navarro says it comes from Old Tupi kaxabu (“mandacaru”), while others associate it to caxambu (“a kind of drum”), of Bantu origin. Possibly doublet of Cachambi.

name/ka.ʃɐ̃ˈbu/Brazil/kɐ.ʃɐ̃ˈbu/Portugal
  1. a municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. For the Minas Gerais toponym, Navarro says it comes from Old Tupi kaxabu (“mandacaru”), while others associate it to caxambu (“a kind of drum”), of Bantu origin. Possibly doublet of Cachambi.

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