Badajoz
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English
Alternative forms
- Badajos (former spelling)
Etymology
From Spanish Badajoz, of uncertain origin but possibly from Arabic forms of Latin Pax Augusta.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Badajoz
- A city in Extremadura, Spain.
- A province of Extremadura, Spain, around the city.
Translations
city
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province
Catalan
Proper noun
Badajoz f
- Badajoz (a province of Extremadura, Spain)
- Badajoz (a city, the provincial capital of Badajoz, Spain)
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Ba‧da‧joz
Proper noun
Badajoz
- Badajoz (a province of Extremadura, Spain)
- Badajoz (a city, the provincial capital of Badajoz, Spain)
Spanish
Etymology
Perhaps from Mozarabic, perhaps from Latin Pācem Augustam. /st/ > /t͡s/ is characteristic of Mozarabic. Compare Arabic بَطَلْيَوْس (baṭalyaws).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /badaˈxoθ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /badaˈxos/
- Rhymes: -oθ
- Rhymes: -os
- Syllabification: Ba‧da‧joz
Proper noun
Badajoz ?
- Badajoz (a province of Extremadura, Spain; capital: Badajoz)
- Badajoz (a city in Extremadura, Spain)
Related terms
References
- Buesa Oliver, Tomás. 1998. Los topónimos gemelos Kaiseraugst de Suiza y Zaragoza de España y América. Archivo de filología aragonesa 54–55. Pages 277–278.