This is the 1039th most frequent Portuguese word.
alagoas
"Alagoas" is a state in northeastern Brazil.
Here, 'Alagoas' is a proper noun referring to a specific state in Brazil, used to define the location of the subject's birth.
Eu nasci em Alagoas, um estado lindo do Brasil.
I was born in Alagoas, a beautiful state in Brazil.
Here, 'alagoas' generic noun refers to the lagoons, describing geographical formations of water surfaces.
As alagoas nessa região são cenários espetaculares.
The lagoons in this region are spectacular sceneries.
Here, 'alagoas' is used again as a generic noun to signify 'lagoons,' focusing on the plural form conveying multiple occurrences of these formations.