Açores

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See also: acores, acorés, and açores

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Açores, from açores, plural of açor (“goshawk”), a cognate of Catalan astor.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
IPA^(key): (Valencia) unknown

Proper noun

Açores m pl (plural only)

Azores (an archipelago and autonomous region of Portugal, located in Atlantic Ocean)
Hypernym: Macaronèsia

Derived terms

açorès

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.sɔʁ/
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Proper noun

Açores f pl (plural only)

Azores

Derived terms

Anagrams

rosace

Portuguese

Etymology

From açores, plural of açor (“goshawk”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈso.ɾis/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈso.ɾiʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈso.ɾes/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈso.ɾɨʃ/

Homophone: açores
Hyphenation: A‧ço‧res

Proper noun

Açores m pl

Azores (an archipelago and autonomous region of Portugal, located in Atlantic Ocean)
Synonym: Região Autónoma dos Açores

Derived terms

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