Penafiel

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Portuguese

 Penafiel on Portuguese Wikipedia

Etymology

Inherited from Latin penna fidele.[1] Compare Spanish Peñafiel.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.na.fiˈɛw/ , (faster pronunciation) /pe.naˈfjɛw/
 

  • Hyphenation: Pe‧na‧fi‧el
  • Audio (Portugal):(file)

Proper noun

Penafiel

  1. A city and municipality of the district of Porto, Portugal
    Synonym: (obsolete) Arrifana de Sousa

Usage notes

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

References

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