Alcorão

See also: Alcoraõ, Al-Corão, and Al Corão

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese alcoran, from Arabic الْقُرْآن (al-qurʔān).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.koˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [aʊ̯.koˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.kuˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [aɫ.kuˈɾɐ̃w̃]

Proper noun

Alcorão m

  1. (Islam) Qur'an (the Islamic holy book)
    Synonym: Corão

Further reading

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