Rhode Island
Portuguese, noun/ˌʁo(w)ˈd‿aj.lɐ̃.d͡ʒi/
Rhode Island is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “ellipsis of Rhode Island Red (breed of chicken)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Rhode Island mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineellipsis of Rhode Island Red (breed of chicken)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. estado dos Estados Unidos da América, banhado pelo oceano Atlântico e confinando com os estados do Massachusetts e Connecticut; é o mais pequeno dos estados norte americanos; sua capital é Providence
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Rhode Island
- Rhode Islands plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rhode Island?
- Brazil /ˌʁo(w)ˈd‿aj.lɐ̃.d͡ʒi/
- Brazil [ˌho(ʊ̯)ˈd‿aɪ̯.lɐ̃.d͡ʒi]
- Brazil /ˌʁo(w)ˈd‿aj.lɐ̃d͡ʒ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.