Etymology

Bahia

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Today it means: A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Salvador. Full definition →

Portuguese Bahia
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  1. Portuguese · borrowed fromBahia
  2. English todayBahia

From Portuguese Bahia, from bahia, an obsolete spelling of baía (“bay”). Doublet of Bay.

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