Lafões

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْأَخَوَانِ (al-ʔaḵawāni, the two brothers), referring to two castles located in opposing hills in the region.[1]

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: La‧fões

Proper noun

Lafões m pl

  1. A region of Portugal

References

  1. ^ Lafões”, in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024