Etymology

Roraima

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Today it means: A large tepui located at the junction of Guyana, Venezuela, and Brazil. Full definition →

Portuguese Roraima ← Pemon Roroimü
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  1. Pemon · derived fromRoroimü
  2. Portuguese · borrowed fromRoraima
  3. English todayRoraima

From Portuguese Roraima, from Pemon Roroimü, from rora (“green, blue, grue”) + -imü (augmentative suffix).

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