Felgueiras
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From felgueira (“thicket of male ferns”), from Vulgar Latin *filicāria (“thicket of ferns”).[1] Compare Galician Filgueiras and French Fougères.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Fel‧guei‧ras
Audio (Portugal) (file)
Proper noun edit
Felgueiras
- A city and municipality of Porto district, Portugal
Usage notes edit
Felgueiras is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.
Derived terms edit
Proper noun edit
Felgueiras m or f by sense
- a toponymic surname
References edit
- ^ “Felgueiras” in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.