Lafões

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Lafoens (superseded spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْأَخَوَانِ (al-ʔaḵawāni, “the two brothers”), referring to two castles located in opposing hills in the region.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /laˈfõj̃s/ [laˈfõɪ̯̃s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /laˈfõj̃s/ [laˈfõɪ̯̃s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /laˈfõj̃ʃ/ [laˈfõɪ̯̃ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐˈfõj̃ʃ/

• Hyphenation: La‧fões

Proper noun

Lafões m pl

1. A region of Portugal