"Formosa" meaning in Portuguese

See Formosa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /foʁˈmɔ.zɐ/ [Brazil], [foɦˈmɔ.zɐ] [Brazil], /foɾˈmɔ.zɐ/ [São-Paulo], /foʁˈmɔ.zɐ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /foɻˈmɔ.zɐ/ [Caipira], /fuɾˈmɔ.zɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: Ilha Formosa [alternative]
Etymology: Clipping of Ilha Formosa, from ilha (“island”) + formosa (“beautiful”). Head templates: {{pt-proper noun|f}} Formosa f
  1. synonym of Taiwan, Taiwan (an island of East Asia) Tags: feminine Synonyms: Taiwan [synonym, synonym-of], Taiwan [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Formosa-pt-name-UiP~xhMg Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Islands, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 6 2 3 1 1 3 1 3 0 1 1 2 19 6 5 4 10 19 6 1 3 0 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 3 3 1 1 3 0 4 0 1 0 2 16 8 7 6 8 16 8 0 4 0 1 0
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Formosa"
    },
    {
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Formose"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "raw_tags": [
        "semantic loan",
        "semantic loan"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "Hermosa"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Formosa"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of Ilha Formosa, from ilha (“island”) + formosa (“beautiful”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Ilha Formosa",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Formosa f",
      "name": "pt-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "For",
        "mo",
        "sa"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w"
        },
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        },
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          "orig": "pt:Islands",
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          "source": "w"
        },
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        },
        {
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "synonym of Taiwan, Taiwan (an island of East Asia)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Formosa-pt-name-UiP~xhMg",
      "links": [
        [
          "Taiwan",
          "Taiwan#Portuguese"
        ],
        [
          "Taiwan",
          "Taiwan#English"
        ],
        [
          "island",
          "island"
        ],
        [
          "East Asia",
          "East Asia#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "extra": "an island of East Asia",
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
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          ],
          "word": "Taiwan"
        },
        {
          "extra": "an island of East Asia",
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "Taiwan"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/foʁˈmɔ.zɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[foɦˈmɔ.zɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/foɾˈmɔ.zɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "São-Paulo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/foʁˈmɔ.zɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/foɻˈmɔ.zɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Caipira"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fuɾˈmɔ.zɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "formosa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Formosa"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Formosa"
    },
    {
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Formose"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "raw_tags": [
        "semantic loan",
        "semantic loan"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "Hermosa"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Formosa"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of Ilha Formosa, from ilha (“island”) + formosa (“beautiful”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Ilha Formosa",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Formosa f",
      "name": "pt-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "For",
        "mo",
        "sa"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Portuguese 3-syllable words",
        "Portuguese clippings",
        "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Portuguese feminine nouns",
        "Portuguese lemmas",
        "Portuguese proper nouns",
        "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Portuguese terms with homophones",
        "Portuguese uncountable proper nouns",
        "pt:Islands"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "synonym of Taiwan, Taiwan (an island of East Asia)"
      ],
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        [
          "Taiwan",
          "Taiwan#Portuguese"
        ],
        [
          "Taiwan",
          "Taiwan#English"
        ],
        [
          "island",
          "island"
        ],
        [
          "East Asia",
          "East Asia#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "extra": "an island of East Asia",
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "Taiwan"
        },
        {
          "extra": "an island of East Asia",
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "Taiwan"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/foʁˈmɔ.zɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[foɦˈmɔ.zɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/foɾˈmɔ.zɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "São-Paulo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/foʁˈmɔ.zɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/foɻˈmɔ.zɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Caipira"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fuɾˈmɔ.zɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "formosa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Formosa"
}

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