Alcobaça
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic الْقُبَّةَ (al-qubbata, “dome”).[1] The Brazilian city is named after the Portuguese city of Alcobaça, Leiria.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Alcobaça f
- a toponym indicating the presence of a building with a dome:
- A city and municipality of Leiria district, Portugal;
- A place in Fiães parish, Melgaço, Viana do Castelo district, Portugal.
- A city and municipality of Bahia, Brazil.
Usage notes edit
Alcobaça is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ “Alcobaça” in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.