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Where does “Ipanema” come from?

Ipanema (English) comes from Portuguese Ipanema, from Old Tupi upaba nem — stinky lake.

Ancestry of “Ipanema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseIpanema—
2Old Tupiupaba nemstinky lake
Every word from Old Tupi upaba nem →