Amaral

Portuguese

Etymology

From amaral (“a place with an abundance of sages”), from amaro (“sage”).

Also from amaral (“a plantation of amaras”), from amaras (“azal tinto”), a kind of Portuguese wine grape with the suffix -al denoting plantation.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.maˈɾaw/ [a.maˈɾaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɐˈɾal/ [ɐ.mɐˈɾaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɐˈɾal/ [ɐ.mɐˈɾaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɐˈɾa.li/

Proper noun

Amaral m or f by sense

1. a toponymic surname