Gringolândia

See also: gringolandia and Gringolandia

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Gringolandia. By surface analysis, gringo +‎ -lândia.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɾĩ.ɡoˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ [ɡɾĩ.ɡoˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ɡɾĩ.ɡoˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɾĩ.ɡoˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.a/ [ɡɾĩ.ɡoˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ɡɾĩ.ɡoˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒja/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃d͡ʒiɐ

Proper noun

Gringolândia ?

  1. (Brazil, derogatory) the United States of America
    1. (by extension) foreign countries in general
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