Felgueiras

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Portuguese

Etymology

From felgueira (“thicket of male ferns”), from Vulgar Latin *filicāria (“thicket of ferns”).^[1] Compare Galician Filgueiras and French Fougères.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /fewˈɡe(j).ɾɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /fewˈɡe(j).ɾɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fewˈɡe(j).ɾas/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɛlˈɡɐj.ɾɐʃ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɛlˈɡej.ɾɐʃ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɛlˈɡej.ɾɐʃ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɛlˈɡe.ɾɐʃ/

Hyphenation: Fel‧guei‧ras
Audio (Portugal): (file)

Proper noun

Felgueiras

A city and municipality of Porto district, Portugal

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

felgueirense

Proper noun

Felgueiras m or f by sense

a toponymic surname

References

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

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