São Paulo en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˌsaʊ ˈpaʊ.loʊ/
- (US) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese São Paulo, named after Saint Paul. Doublet of Saint Paul. The city was originally named "São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga" meaning "Saint Paul of the fields of Piratininga". "Piratininga" comes from Old Tupi pirá (“fish”) and Old Tupi tininga (“to dry”) meaning "dried fish", after the fish that would be stranded on the shore of the Tietê River after a flood and left to dry out.
Meanings
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A municipality, the state capital of São Paulo State, Brazil.
The race around the Interlagos circuit in São Paolo effectively became a 12-lap dash to the flag when Valtteri Bottas triggered the safety car after he pulled his Mercedes over with engine trouble.
2019 November 17, Sarah Holt, “Verstappen wins Brazilian GP as Ferraris collide AND Gasly and Sainz claim first F1 podiums”, in CNN:
- A state of the Southeast Region, Brazil. Capital: São Paulo.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sao Paulo | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Saint Paul · Paulistano · São Paulo caecilian · Paulista
Translations (61)
ko 상파울루 (city and state) · ja サンパウロ (city and state) · ar سَاو بَاوْلُو (city and state) · ka სან-პაულუ (city and state) · pt São Paulo (city and state) · te సావో పాలో (city and state) · de São Paulo (city and state) · pl São Paulo (city and state) · fi São Paulo (city and state) · te సాయో పౌలో (city and state) · el Σάο Πάουλο (city and state) · de Sankt Paulus (city and state) · sc São Paulo (city and state) · he סָאוּ פָאוּלוּ (city and state) · la Sanctus Paulus (city and state) · es Sao Paulo (city and state) · bg Са́о Па́уло (city and state) · uz San-Paulu (city and state) · ur ساؤں پاؤلو (city and state) · uk Сан-Пау́лу (city and state) · fa سائو پائولو (city and state) · ja サン・パウロ (city and state) · tr São Paulo (city and state) · lv Sanpaulu (city and state) · es São Paulo (city and state) · acw سَاو بَاوْلُو (city and state) · km សៅប៉ូឡូ (city and state) · co San Paulu (city and state) · mk Са́о Па́оло (city and state) · ca São Paulo (city and state) · ug سان پاۋلو (city and state) · am ሳው ፓውሉ (city and state) · fr Saint-Paul (city and state) · mn Сан-Па́улу (city and state) · my ဆောပိုလိုမြို့ (city and state) · cmn 聖保羅 /圣保罗 (city and state) · az San Paulo (city and state) · haw San Paulu (city and state) · fr São Paulo (city and state) · el Σάο Πάολο (city and state) · eo San-Paŭlo (city and state) · kk Сан-Паулу (city and state) · lo ເຊົາເປົາໂລ (city and state) · ru Сан-Па́улу (city and state) · lt San Paulas (city and state) · es San Pablo (city and state) · sc Santu Paulu (city and state) · ckb ساوپاولۆ (city and state) · rsk Сао Пауло (city and state) · te సౌ పౌలో (city and state) · be Сан-Паўлу (city and state) · mr साओ पाउलो (city and state) · ro São Paulo (city and state) · scn San Paulu (city and state) · hi साओ पाउलो (city and state) · th เซาเปาลู (city and state) · nl São Paulo (city and state) · hy Սան Պաուլո (city and state) · it San Paolo (city and state) · acw سَاو پاوْلُو (city and state) · vi São Paulo (city and state)