Pernambuco

[ pur-nuh m-byoo-koh, -boo-; Portuguese per-nahm-boo-koo ]

/ ˌpɜr nəmˈbyu koʊ, -ˈbu-; Portuguese ˌpɛr nɑmˈbu kʊ /

noun

a state in NE Brazil. 38,000 sq. mi. (98,420 sq. km). Capital: Recife.

former name of Recife.

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Examples from the Web for pernambuco

You hadn't those wrinkles in your brow when you started for Pernambuco six months ago.
Under False Pretences|Adeline Sergeant
Still further north, towards Pernambuco, and most of the way northwestward to Par, the coast is much lower.
South America Observations and Impressions|James Bryce
The cotton cultivated is of the Pernambuco species, and the bushes are seven or eight feet high.
The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868|David Livingstone
The prisoners were paroled and sent to Pernambuco in a Brazilian schooner.
Cruise and Captures of the Alabama|Albert M. Goodrich

The supercargo who boarded the vessel at Pernambuco told your captain his people had paid cash for it to the charterers.
Cappy Ricks Retires|Peter B. Kyne

British Dictionary definitions for pernambuco

Pernambuco

/ (ˌpɜːnəmˈbjuːkəʊ, Portuguese pernəmˈbuku) /

noun

a state of NE Brazil, on the Atlantic: consists of a humid coastal plain rising to a high inland plateau. Capital: Recife. Pop: 8 084 667 (2002). Area: 98 280 sq km (37 946 sq miles)

the former name of Recife

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