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Maracanaço

/ˌmæɹəkəˈnɑːsəʊ/

Maracanaço proper noun: the final match (Uruguay 2 – Brazil 1) in the 1950 FIFA World Cup, remembered in Brazil as a painful defeat.

Proper noun

Maracanaço

  1. The final match (Uruguay 2 – Brazil 1) in the 1950 FIFA World Cup, remembered in Brazil as a painful defeat.
    • OK. But will you, Mr Scolari, be able to make the Brazilians forget about O Maracanaço defeat?2014, Luca Caioli, Neymar: The Making of the World’s Greatest New Number 10, Icon Books, →ISBN, page 198

Maracanaço meaning in Tamil

Maracanaço in Tamil

final match in the 1950 FIFA World Cup
மரக்காணசோ marakkāṇacō

Origin of Maracanaço

Borrowed from Portuguese Maracanaço, from Maracanã, the stadium that hosted the match.

Questions about Maracanaço

What does Maracanaço mean?
Maracanaço means the final match (Uruguay 2 – Brazil 1) in the 1950 FIFA World Cup, remembered in Brazil as a painful defeat.
What is Maracanaço in Tamil?
Maracanaço in Tamil is மரக்காணசோ (marakkāṇacō). See Maracanaço meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Maracanaço?
Maracanaço is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Maracanaço?
Maracanaço is pronounced /ˌmæɹəkəˈnɑːsəʊ/.

Words near Maracanaço in the dictionary

  1. MARAC
  2. maraca
  3. Maracaibo
  4. maracaist
  5. maracaists
  6. Maracanaço
  7. maracas
  8. maracatu
  9. Maracay
  10. Maracle
  11. Maracles

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