Aveiro

English

Proper noun

Aveiro

1. A district in northern Portugal.
2. A city and municipality in Aveiro district, Portugal.
3. A municipality in Pará, Brazil.

Portuguese

Etymology

Possibly from medieval Latin Alavarius or from Averius, from Celtic *adberos (“estuary”). Cognate with Aveiras.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈve(j).ɾu/ [aˈve(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈve(j).ɾu/ [aˈve(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈve(j).ɾo/ [aˈve(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /aˈvɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /aˈvɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /aˈbej.ɾu/ [aˈβej.ɾu]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /aˈvej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /aˈve.ɾu/

• Rhymes: -ejɾu, (Portugal) -ɐjɾu
• Hyphenation: A‧vei‧ro

• Audio (Portugal):

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Proper noun

Aveiro f or m

1. Aveiro (a city and municipality, the district capital of the district of Aveiro, Portugal)

   Synonym: (nickname) Veneza portuguesa

   • 2020-05-12, “Festival Aveiro é Nosso celebra a cultura de Aveiro de 13 a 17 de Maio [Festival Aveiro is Ours celebrates the culture of Aveiro on 13 and 17 of May]”, in Comunidade, Cultura e Arte‎^[1]:
2. Aveiro (a district in northern Portugal)

Usage notes

Aveiro is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Derived terms

• aveirense