Alcobaça

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْقُبَّةَ (al-qubbata, “dome”). The Brazilian city is named after the Portuguese city of Alcobaça, Leiria.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.koˈba.sɐ/ [aʊ̯.koˈba.sɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.koˈba.sɐ/ [aʊ̯.koˈba.sɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.koˈba.sa/ [aʊ̯.koˈba.sa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.kuˈba.sɐ/ [aɫ.kuˈβa.sɐ]

• Rhymes: -asɐ
• Hyphenation: Al‧co‧ba‧ça

• Audio (Portugal):

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Proper noun

Alcobaça f

1. a toponym indicating the presence of a building with a dome:
   1. a city and municipality of Leiria district, Portugal;
   2. a place in Fiães parish, Melgaço, Viana do Castelo district, Portugal.
2. a city and municipality of Bahia, Brazil.

Usage notes

Alcobaça is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Derived terms

• alcobaça
• alcobacense
• Évora de Alcobaça

Related terms

• Alcoba
• Alcobela