Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maracanaço

/ˌmæɹəkəˈnɑːsəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mara-cana-co
IPA: /ˌmæɹəkəˈnɑːsəʊ/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The final match (Uruguay 2 – Brazil 1) in the 1950 FIFA World Cup, remembered in Brazil as a painful defeat.

Example Sentences

"OK. But will you, Mr Scolari, be able to make the Brazilians forget about O Maracanaço defeat?"

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Maracanaço, from Maracanã, the stadium that hosted the match.

Questions

How do you pronounce maracanaço?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmæɹəkəˈnɑːsəʊ/.
What does maracanaço mean?: The final match (Uruguay 2 – Brazil 1) in the 1950 FIFA World Cup, remembered in Brazil as a painful defeat.
Where does maracanaço come from?: Borrowed from Portuguese Maracanaço, from Maracanã, the stadium that hosted the match.

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