Arcos de Valdevez

English

Proper noun

Arcos de Valdevez

1. A municipality of the district of Viana do Castelo, Portugal.

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “arches of Valdevez (i.e. valley of the Vez river)”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaʁ.kuz d͡ʒi vaw.deˈve(j)s/ [ˈah.kuz d͡ʒi vaʊ̯.deˈve(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaʁ.kuz d͡ʒi vaw.deˈve(j)s/ [ˈah.kuz d͡ʒi vaʊ̯.deˈve(ɪ̯)s]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈaɾ.kuz d͡ʒi vaw.deˈve(j)s/ [ˈaɾ.kuz d͡ʒi vaʊ̯.deˈve(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈaʁ.kuʒ d͡ʒi vaw.deˈve(j)ʃ/ [ˈaχ.kuʒ d͡ʒi vaʊ̯.deˈve(ɪ̯)ʃ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈaɻ.kuz d͡ʒi vaw.deˈve(j)s/ [ˈaɻ.kuz d͡ʒi vaʊ̯.deˈve(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaʁ.koz de vaw.deˈve(j)s/ [ˈah.koz de vaʊ̯.deˈve(ɪ̯)s]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈaɾ.kuʒ dɨ val.dɨˈveʃ/ [ˈaɾ.kuʒ ðɨ vaɫ.dɨˈveʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈaɾ.kuʒ dɨ val.dɨˈveʃ/ [ˈaɾ.kuʒ ðɨ vaɫ.dɨˈveʃ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈaɾ.kuʒ dɨ bal.dɨˈbeʃ/ [ˈaɾ.kuʒ ðɨ βaɫ.dɨˈβeʃ]

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Proper noun

Arcos de Valdevez m pl (plural only)

1. a town and municipality of the district of Viana do Castelo, Portugal

Related terms

• arcuense