recife

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Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈsiːfi/

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/ɹɪˈsiːfi/ · /ɹɪˈsiːfə/

Definition of recife

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A municipality, the state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil.

“The veranda was shaded by the roof, and from the shade you could see [...] the skyscrapers and the tower blocks of the city of Recife.”

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Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Recife, from recife (“reef”).

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