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Meaning of sertâo by Francisco Valdez Mendoza





Francisco Valdez Mendoza

sertâo
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Sust. MASC. Portuguese. One of the four regions of the NE of Brazil. Comprises the State of Ceará, much of Bahia, Pernambuco, Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte and Piauí, as well as small portions of Alagoas and Sergipe. This diction was originally applied to vast Asian territories found by Portuguese. Apheresis is ( shortening the principle ) of «desertâo» ( augmentative of "deserto"; 41: desiertote. Spanish has been translated as "Sertão". (Source: 41 Wikipedia;

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