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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish portadgo, from Late Latin portāticum, from Latin porta. By surface analysis, puerta + -azgo. Doublet of portaje, a borrowing from French. Cognate with Galician portádego.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /poɾˈtaθɡo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /poɾˈtasɡo/
- Rhymes: -aθɡo
- Rhymes: -asɡo
- Syllabification: por‧taz‧go
Noun
portazgo m (plural portazgos)
- a toll paid historically in Spain by travelers for passage on roads
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