Setúbal

See also: Setubal

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Setubal, Setúval, Setuval, Setúvel, Setuvel (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شِطُوبَر (šiṭūbar), from Latin Caetobriga, composed by a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia element and Proto-Celtic *brigā (“hill, fortress”). Doublet of Cetóbriga.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈtu.baw/ [seˈtu.baʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈtu.bal/ [sɨˈtu.βaɫ]

• Hyphenation: Se‧tú‧bal

• Audio (Portugal)

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Proper noun

Setúbal

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

Usage notes

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

Related terms

• setubalense

Proper noun

Setúbal m or f by sense

1. a surname