Iracema

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Coined by Brazilian writer José de Alencar in 1865, as the name of the title character in the novel Iracema. According to the author, it means “honey lips” in Old Tupi, although honey is eíra and lip is apûã / embé. Navarro proposes it's actually from Nheengatu irasema (“bee's exit”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -emɐ Hyphenation: I‧ra‧ce‧ma === Proper noun === Iracema f a female given name of Brazilian usage ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Anagrams === América