Portalegre
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Portalegre.
Proper noun
Portalegre
- A municipality and district in Portugal.
Portuguese
Etymology
From the city's Roman name, Latin portus alacer ("cheerful port").
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /poʁ.taˈlɛ.ɡɾi/ [poh.taˈlɛ.ɡɾi]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /poɾ.taˈlɛ.ɡɾi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /poʁ.taˈlɛ.ɡɾi/ [poχ.taˈlɛ.ɡɾi]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /poɻ.taˈlɛ.ɡɾi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /poʁ.taˈlɛ.ɡɾe/ [poh.taˈlɛ.ɡɾe]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /puɾ.tɐˈlɛ.ɡɾɨ/ [puɾ.tɐˈlɛ.ɣɾɨ]
Audio (Portugal): (file) - Hyphenation: Por‧ta‧le‧gre
Proper noun
Portalegre ?
- Portalegre (a district in central Portugal)
- Portalegre (a city and municipality, the district capital of Portalegre district, Portugal)
Usage notes
Portalegre is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.