freguesia

See also: freguesía

Portuguese

Etymology

From freguês (“parishioner; customer”) +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾe.ɡeˈzi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾe.ɡeˈzi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾe.ɡeˈzi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾɛ.ɡɨˈzi.ɐ/ [fɾɛ.ɣɨˈzi.ɐ]

• Hyphenation: fre‧gue‧si‧a

Noun

freguesia f (plural freguesias)

1. (government) an administrative parish of Portugal
2. (business) the customers of a business, taken collectively

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Spanish

Noun

freguesia f (plural freguesias)

1. administrative parish of Portugal