Felgueiras
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From felgueira (“thicket of male ferns”), from Vulgar Latin *filicāria (“thicket of ferns”).[1] Compare Galician Filgueiras and French Fougères.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: Fel‧guei‧ras
Audio (Portugal) (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Felgueiras
- A city and municipality of Porto district, Portugal
Usage notes[edit]
Felgueiras is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.
Derived terms[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Felgueiras m or f by sense
- a toponymic surname
References[edit]
- ^ “Felgueiras” in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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