Valongo
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Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Valongo, from Vulgar Latin vallum longum.[1] By surface analysis, vale + longo.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Valongo m
- a toponym indicating a presence of a long valley:
- A parish, city, and municipality of the district of Porto, Portugal;
- A parish of Avis, district of Portalegre, Portugal.
Usage notes
Valongo is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.
Derived terms
References
- ^ “Valongo”, in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024