Duero

Cebuano

Etymology

Compare Spanish Duero.

Proper noun

Duero

1. A municipality of Bohol

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin Durius (compare Portuguese Douro), possibly named after Celtic tribes inhabiting the area, from Proto-Celtic *dubros (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb- (“deep”). Also see Welsh dwfr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdweɾo/ [ˈd̪we.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: Due‧ro

Proper noun

Duero m

1. Douro

Further reading

• “Duero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16