Etymology

Aracaju

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Today it means: A municipality, the state capital of Sergipe, Brazil. Full definition →

Brazilian Portuguese Aracaju ← Old Tupi Arákaîu
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The story

  1. Old Tupi · derived fromArákaîu
  2. Brazilian Portuguese · borrowed fromAracaju
  3. English todayAracaju

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Aracaju, from Old Tupi Arákaîu, from ará (“macaw”) + akaîu (“cashew”), literally “cashew of the macaw(s)”.

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