Paranhos

See also: paranhos

Portuguese

Etymology

Variation of Paranho, from paranho (“a land with noble privileges”). Compare Galician Paraños.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈɾɐ̃.ɲus/ [paˈɾɐ̃.j̃us]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈɾɐ̃.ɲus/ [paˈɾɐ̃.j̃us]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /paˈɾɐ̃.ɲuʃ/ [paˈɾɐ̃.j̃uʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈɾɐ.ɲos/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈɾɐ.ɲuʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈɾɐ.ɲuʃ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈɾa.ɲuʃ/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Homophone: paranhos
• Hyphenation: Pa‧ra‧nhos

Noun

Paranhos m pl (plural only)

1. a toponym indicating a land that enjoyed privileges:
   1. a civil parish of the municipality of Amares, Braga district, Portugal
   2. a neighborhood of the city of Porto; a civil parish of the municipality of Porto, Portugal
   3. a village in Friões civil parish, municipality of Valpaços, Braga district, Portugal

Usage notes

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

Further reading

• “Paranho”, in Dicionário infopédia da Toponímia (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026