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Iguazu

Iguazu proper noun: a river in Brazil and Argentina, that starts in the Brazilian mountains in Serra do Mar and flows into the Paraná in Brazil.

Proper noun

Iguazu

  1. A river in Brazil and Argentina, that starts in the Brazilian mountains in Serra do Mar and flows into the Paraná in Brazil.
  2. A set of waterfalls found at the border of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.

Forms of Iguazu

alternative formIguaçu
alternative formIguassu

Origin of Iguazu

Borrowed from Portuguese Iguaçu.

Questions about Iguazu

What does Iguazu mean?
Iguazu means a river in Brazil and Argentina, that starts in the Brazilian mountains in Serra do Mar and flows into the Paraná in Brazil.
What part of speech is Iguazu?
Iguazu is a proper noun.

Words near Iguazu in the dictionary

  1. iguanoid
  2. iguanoids
  3. iguanomorph
  4. iguanomorphs
  5. Iguassu
  6. Iguazu
  7. Iguaçu
  8. igui
  9. Iguig
  10. Iguisabel
  11. igumen

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