Maó

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin Magōnem.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [məˈo]
IPA^(key): (Valencian) [maˈo]
Rhymes: -o

Proper noun[edit]

Maó m

The capital city of Minorca, Balearic Islands

Usage notes[edit]

From 2012–2021 also co-officially known as Mahón, its Castilian name.^[1]

Derived terms[edit]

maonès
maó

References[edit]

^ “Mahón pasa a denominarse oficialmente Maó con el voto del PSOE y con PP y Cs en contra”, in El Español‎^[1] (in Spanish), 2021 February 26, retrieved 2021-11-11

Further reading[edit]

Maó on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ca
Mahón on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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