Copacabana

English

Etymology

From Portuguese Copacabana.

Proper noun

Copacabana

1. A district of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2. the main beach in Rio de Janeiro, located in the eponymous district
3. (figuratively) a beached area known for partying.
   • 2007, The Times, Sand storm - Plans to turn Birmingham into St Tropez have gone awry‎^[1]:

     just as it was when the city was run by the great Victorian, Joseph Chamberlain, whose square will be turned into the Copacabana of the West Midlands.

Synonyms

• Copa (abbreviation)

Derived terms

• Copa (abbreviation)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Copacabana.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.pa.kaˈbɐ̃.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.pa.kaˈbɐ̃.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.pa.kaˈbɐ.na/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɔ.pɐ.kɐˈbɐ.nɐ/ [kɔ.pɐ.kɐˈβɐ.nɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɔ.pɐ.kɐˈbɐ.nɐ/ [kɔ.pɐ.kɐˈβɐ.nɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɔ.pɐ.kɐˈba.nɐ/ [kɔ.pɐ.kɐˈβa.nɐ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐnɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃nɐ
• Hyphenation: Co‧pa‧ca‧ba‧na

Proper noun

Copacabana

1. A municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Aymara Kotakawana (“God of Fertility”).

Proper noun

Copacabana ?

1. a town on Lake Titicaca in Bolivia