Lagos

See also: lagos

English

Etymology

From Portuguese Lagos (literally “lakes”).

Pronunciation

• (Nigeria, UK) IPA^(key): /ˈleɪɡɒs/

  • Audio (Southern England)

    (file)

Proper noun

Lagos

1. The largest city and former capital of Nigeria, in Lagos State.
   • 2020, Abi Daré, The Girl With The Louding Voice, Sceptre, page 120:

     ‘Lagos is just a noise-making place with too much light and glass.’

2. A state of Nigeria in the South West geopolitical zone. Capital: Ikeja. Largest city: Lagos City.
3. A city and municipality of Faro district, Portugal.

Translations

former capital of Nigeria

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 拉哥斯 (Lāgēsī), 拉各斯 (zh) (Lāgèsī)

• Czech: Lagos m
• Edo: Eko
• Farefare: Mõga
• Finnish: Lagos
• French: Lagos (fr)
• Hausa: Ikko
• Interlingua: Lagos
• Italian: Lagos f
• Japanese: ラゴス (Ragosu)
• Korean: 라고스 (Ragoseu)
• Portuguese: Lagos (pt)
• Russian: Ла́гос (ru) m (Lágos)
• Yoruba: Èkó

Anagrams

• Glosa, Golas, algos, gaols, goals

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.ɡɔs/, /la.ɡos/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λάγος (Lágos).

Proper noun

Lagos m

1. A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Lagus

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Portuguese Lagos (literally “lakes”).

Proper noun

Lagos f

1. A major city, the former capital of Nigeria
2. A state of Nigeria
3. A city and municipality of Faro district, Portugal

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Lagos (literally “lakes”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.ɡos/
• Rhymes: -aɡos
• Hyphenation: Là‧gos

Proper noun

Lagos f

1. A major city, the former capital of Nigeria
2. A state of Nigeria
3. A city and municipality of Faro district, Portugal

Portuguese

Etymology

From lagos (“lakes”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈla.ɡus/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈla.ɡus/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈla.ɡuʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈla.ɡos/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈla.ɡuʃ/ [ˈla.ɣuʃ]

• Audio (Portugal)

  (file)

• Homophone: lagos
• Hyphenation: La‧gos

Proper noun

Lagos

1. Lagos (a city and municipality of Faro district, Portugal)
2. Lagos (a major city, the former capital of Nigeria)

Related terms

• lacobrigense
• lagosiano