No. 2,274 in Portuguese
aparecida
"Appeared" or "manifested."
In a sentence
A cidade de Aparecida é muito conhecida por sua basílica.
The city of Aparecida is well-known for its basilica.
Here, 'Aparecida' is used as a proper noun, referring to the name of a city in Brazil.
Ela estava desaparecida até que foi encontrada na floresta.
She was missing until she was found in the forest.
In this context, 'desaparecida' is derived from the verb 'desaparecer' (to disappear) and means 'missing' as an adjective.
Luísa apareceu tão de repente que todos ficaram surpreendidos.
Luísa appeared so suddenly that everyone was astonished.
The word 'apareceu' is derived from the verb 'aparecer' (to appear), which shares linguistic components with 'aparecida'.
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