Cascais

See also: cascais and cascáis

English

Proper noun

Cascais

  2. A coastal town and municipality in Lisbon district, Portugal.

Portuguese

Etymology

From cascais (“middens”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kasˈkajs/ [kasˈkaɪ̯s]

  • Audio (Portugal):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Cas‧cais
  • Homophone: cascais

Proper noun

Cascais m

  1. Cascais (a coastal town and municipality in Lisbon district, Portugal)

Usage notes

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

Meronyms

civil parishes of Cascais
  • Alcabideche
  • Carcavelos e Parede
  • Cascais e Estoril
  • São Domingos de Rana
  • cascaense
  • cascalense
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