The word "parnahiba" is a native Brazilian term for a type of palm tree. Its spelling can be broken down phonetically as /paɾnaˈhibɐ/. The first syllable, "par", rhymes with "car", and the second syllable, "na", is pronounced as "na" in "banana". The following syllable, "hi", is pronounced similar to the word "he" and the last syllable, "ba", rhymes with "ha". This phonetic transcription helps to accurately spell and pronounce the word "parnahiba".