portazgo

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish portadgo, from Late Latin portāticum, from Latin porta. By surface analysis, puerta +‎ -azgo. Doublet of portaje, a borrowing from French. Cognate with Galician portádego.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /poɾˈtaθɡo/ [poɾˈt̪aθ̬.ɣ̞o]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /poɾˈtasɡo/ [poɾˈt̪az.ɣ̞o]
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -aθɡo
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -asɡo
  • Syllabification: por‧taz‧go

Noun

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portazgo m (plural portazgos)

  1. a toll paid historically in Spain by travelers for passage on roads
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See also

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Further reading

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