Portalegre

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Portalegre.

Proper noun

Portalegre

1. A municipality and district in Portugal.

Portuguese

Etymology

From the city's Roman name, Latin portus alacer ("cheerful port").

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poʁ.taˈlɛ.ɡɾi/ [poh.taˈlɛ.ɡɾi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poʁ.taˈlɛ.ɡɾi/ [poh.taˈlɛ.ɡɾi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /poɾ.taˈlɛ.ɡɾi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /poʁ.taˈlɛ.ɡɾi/ [poχ.taˈlɛ.ɡɾi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /poɻ.taˈlɛ.ɡɾe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puɾ.tɐˈlɛ.ɡɾɨ/ [puɾ.tɐˈlɛ.ɣɾɨ]

• Audio (Portugal):

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• Hyphenation: Por‧ta‧le‧gre

Proper noun

Portalegre ?

1. Portalegre (a district in central Portugal)
2. Portalegre (a city and municipality, the district capital of Portalegre district, Portugal)

Usage notes

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

Related terms

• portalegrense