Felgueiras

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From felgueira (thicket of male ferns), from Vulgar Latin *filicāria (thicket of ferns).[1] Compare Galician Filgueiras and French Fougères.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fewˈɡe(j).ɾɐs/ [feʊ̯ˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾɐs]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /fewˈɡe(j).ɾɐʃ/ [feʊ̯ˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾɐʃ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fewˈɡe(j).ɾas/ [feʊ̯ˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾas]
 

  • Hyphenation: Fel‧guei‧ras
  • Audio (Portugal):(file)

Proper noun

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Felgueiras

  1. A city and municipality of Porto district, Portugal

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

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Proper noun

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Felgueiras m or f by sense

  1. a toponymic surname

References

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  1. ^ Felgueiras”, in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024