poboación

Galician

Alternative forms

• povoaçom, povoação (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Formed from poboar +‎ -ción, or a semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin populātiō, populātiōnem, from Latin populus (“people”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /poboaˈθjoŋ/ [po.β̞o.aˈθjoŋ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /poboaˈθjoŋ/ [po.β̞o.aˈθjoŋ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /poboaˈsjoŋ/ [po.β̞o.aˈsjoŋ]

• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Hyphenation: po‧bo‧a‧ción

Noun

poboación f (plural poboacións)

1. population
2. a populated locality, such as villages or cities

Related terms

• pobo

Further reading

• “poboación”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026