Zimbabué

See also: Zimbabue and Zimbábue

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Zimbábue
• Zimbabwe

Etymology

Borrowed from English Zimbabwe, from Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /zĩ.ba.buˈɛ/ [zĩ.ba.bʊˈɛ], (faster pronunciation) /zĩ.baˈbwɛ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /zĩ.baˈbwɛ/ [zĩ.baˈβwɛ], /zĩˈba.bwɛ/ [zĩˈba.βwɛ]

• Rhymes: -ɛ
• Hyphenation: Zim‧ba‧bu‧é

Proper noun

Zimbabué m

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)

   Synonyms: República do Zimbabué, (historical) Rodésia, (historical) Rodésia do Sul

Derived terms

• zimbabuense, zimbabuano, zimbabwense, zimbabwano