proper noun/foɾˈmosa/
Taiwan (an island of East Asia); Formosa (a city in Brazil); Formosa (an island of Guinea-Bissau)
Synonyms: Ysla Hermosa / Isla Hermosa
Borrowed from Portuguese Formosa.
/foɾˈmosa/
Taiwan (an island of East Asia); Formosa (a city in Brazil); Formosa (an island of Guinea-Bissau)
Synonyms: Ysla Hermosa / Isla Hermosa
Borrowed from Portuguese Formosa.
Formosa (a city in Argentina); Formosa (a department of Argentina, around the city); Formosa (a province of Argentina, around the city)
From Vuelta la Formosa and Vuelta Fermosa (“Beautiful Turn”) in reference to a bend in the Paraguay River near the city, from Old Spanish fermosa, from Latin formosa.