Meanings
proper noun
- A municipality, the state capital of Sergipe, Brazil.
Origin
- Old TupiArákaîu
- Brazilian PortugueseAracaju
- EnglishAracaju
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Aracaju, from Old Tupi Arákaîu, from ará (“macaw”) + akaîu (“cashew”), literally “cashew of the macaw(s)”.
More words from Brazilian Portuguese, Old Tupi
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Korean 아라카주
- 아라카주 (arakaju)state capital of Sergipe, Brazil
Portuguese Aracaju
- Aracajustate capital of Sergipe, Brazil
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Aracaju
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APA
Aracaju. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aracaju
MLA
“Aracaju.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aracaju. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aracaju,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aracaju.
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