The story behind Raul
Borrowed from French Raoul.
Pronunciation
Portuguese; Brazil: /ʁaˈuw/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Portuguese; Brazil: [haˈuʊ̯]
- Portuguese; Rio-de-Janeiro: [χaˈuʊ̯]
- Portuguese; Portugal: /ʁɐˈul/
- Portuguese; Portugal: [ʁɐˈuɫ]
- Portuguese; Portugal; Southern: /ʁɐˈu.li/
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