paço
Portuguese
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Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese paaço (“palace”), from Latin palātium (“palace”), from Palātium (“Palatine hill”), possibly from Etruscan 𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀𐌃 (falad, “sky”). Cognate with Galician pazo and Spanish pazo. Doublet of palácio, a borrowing.
Pronunciation
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- Homophone: passo
- Hyphenation: pa‧ço
Noun
paço m (plural s)
- palace (large residence where aristocrats usually live)
- palace (large and lavishly ornate residence)
- manor
Synonyms
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- Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese
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- Portuguese terms inherited from Latin
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- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese masculine nouns