Penalva

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin pinna alba.^[1] Cognate with Galician Penalva and Penalba.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈnaw.vɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈnaw.va/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈnal.vɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈnal.bɐ/

Hyphenation: Pe‧nal‧va

Proper noun

Penalva

a toponym indicating the presence of a white crag:
1. Synonym of Penalva do Castelo

Derived terms

References

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

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