póvoa

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See also: povoa

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese póvoa (“land to be peopled”), from Medieval Latin popula, a derivative of populus.[1][2] Cognate Galician Poboa, Spanish Puebla and Pobla.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.vo.ɐ/, /ˈpɔ.vu.ɐ/ [ˈpɔ.vʊ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpɔ.vwɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.vo.a/
 

  • Hyphenation: pó‧vo‧a

Noun[edit]

póvoa f (plural póvoas)

  1. hamlet (small village or a group of houses)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ “póvoa” in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. ^ “póvoa” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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