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How to Pronounce Ipanema
/i.pɐˈnẽ.mɐ/
From Tupi *y panema* (stinking water/bad fishing). Famous from "The Girl from Ipanema" (1962).
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Ipanema
i.pɐˈnẽ.mɐ — correct
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How do you pronounce Ipanema?
Ipanema is pronounced /i.pɐˈnẽ.mɐ/.
Where does the word Ipanema come from?
Ipanema is a Portuguese loanword — From Tupi *y panema* (stinking water/bad fishing). Famous from "The Girl from Ipanema" (1962)..
Is Ipanema pronounced the same in British, American and Australian English?
Ipanema is pronounced the same in all major English dialects.