Lafões
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
- Lafoens (superseded spelling)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic الْأَخَوَانِ (al-ʔaḵawāni, “the two brothers”), referring to two castles located in opposing hills in the region.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: La‧fões
Proper noun edit
Lafões m pl
- A region of Portugal
References edit
- ^ “Lafões” in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.