Custoias

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Custóias (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin custōdiās (“watchtowers”).^[1] Doublet of custódia. Cognate with Galician Costoia and Catalan Costoja.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kusˈtoj.ɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kuʃˈtoj.ɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kusˈtoj.as/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuʃˈtoj.ɐʃ/

Hyphenation: Cus‧tói‧as

Proper noun

Custoias

a toponym indicating the presence of watchtowers:
1. A parish of Vila Nova de Foz Côa, district of Guarda, Portugal;
2. A town and parish of Matosinhos, district of Porto, Portugal;

See also

Atalaia

References

^ “Custoias”, in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

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