Floreal

See also: floreal, floréal, and Floréal

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From floreal, referring to the flowers in the farms around which the city grew.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /flo.ɾeˈaw/ [flo.ɾeˈaʊ̯], /flo.ɾiˈaw/ [flo.ɾɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /floˈɾjaw/ [floˈɾjaʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /flo.ɾeˈaw/ [flo.ɾeˈaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fluˈɾjal/ [fluˈɾjaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fluˈɾja.li/

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Homophone: floreal
  • Hyphenation: Flo‧re‧al

Proper noun

Floreal f

  1. a municipality of São Paulo, Brazil

Etymology 2

Noun

Floreal m (plural Floreais)

  1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of floreal; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling

References

  1. ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, Cidades@‎[1], Brasil, São Paulo, Floreal, História & Fotos [Brazil, São Paulo, Floreal, History & Photos]
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