São Francisco
English
editEtymology
editFrom Portuguese São Francisco (“Saint Francis”). Doublet of San Francisco.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editSão Francisco
- A river in northeastern Brazil.
Portuguese
editPronunciation
edit
Proper noun
edit- (Roman Catholicism) St. Francis
- A municipality of São Paulo, Brazil
- A river in northeastern Brazil
- Synonym: (nickname) Velho Chico
Proper noun
edit- San Francisco (a city in California, United States)
- Ellipsis of São Francisco do Sul.
- A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- en:Rivers in Brazil
- en:Places in Brazil
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
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- pt:Roman Catholicism
- pt:Municipalities of São Paulo, Brazil
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- Portuguese feminine nouns
- pt:San Francisco
- pt:Cities in California, USA
- pt:Cities in the United States
- pt:Places in California, USA
- pt:Places in the United States
- Portuguese ellipses
- pt:Municipalities of Minas Gerais, Brazil
- pt:Places in Minas Gerais, Brazil
- pt:Individuals
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