"Formosa" meaning in Spanish

See Formosa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /foɾˈmosa/, [foɾˈmo.sa]
Rhymes: -osa Etymology: From Portuguese Formosa. Etymology templates: {{bor|es|pt|Formosa}} Portuguese Formosa Head templates: {{es-proper noun|f}} Formosa f
  1. Taiwan (an island of East Asia) Tags: feminine Synonyms: Ysla Hermosa / Isla Hermosa
    Sense id: en-Formosa-es-name-c1nVvdy7 Categories (other): Islands, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 63 1 31 0 2 3
  2. Formosa (a city in Brazil) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Cities in Brazil, Places in Brazil
    Sense id: en-Formosa-es-name-RiBDxOjT
  3. Formosa (an island of Guinea-Bissau) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Places in Guinea-Bissau
    Sense id: en-Formosa-es-name-HIT5lNbo Categories (other): Islands
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /foɾˈmosa/, [foɾˈmo.sa]
Rhymes: -osa Etymology: From Vuelta la Formosa and Vuelta Fermosa (“Beautiful Turn”) in reference to a bend in the Paraguay River near the city, from Old Spanish fermosa, from Latin formosa. Etymology templates: {{der|es|osp|fermosa}} Old Spanish fermosa, {{der|es|la|formosus|formosa}} Latin formosa Head templates: {{es-proper noun|f}} Formosa f
  1. Formosa (a city in Argentina) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Cities in Argentina, Places in Argentina
    Sense id: en-Formosa-es-name-eQ6KITAI
  2. Formosa (a department of Argentina, around the city) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Departments of Argentina, Places in Argentina
    Sense id: en-Formosa-es-name-jtV2z61c
  3. Formosa (a province of Argentina, around the city) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Places in Argentina, Provinces of Argentina
    Sense id: en-Formosa-es-name-2q4S00uJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: formoseño
Etymology number: 2
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