See also: Lagoa and lagôa

Galician

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Lagoa das Xarfas, Muros, Galicia

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13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese lagõa, from Latin lacūna (pit), from Latin lacus (lake).

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lagoa m (plural lagoas)

  1. lake, pool, pond
  2. lagoon

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese lagõa, from Latin lacūna (pit),[1][2] from lacus (lake; basin), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (lake, pool). Doublet of lacuna and laguna.

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lagoa f (plural lagoas)

  1. a small lake

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  • Hunsrik: Lagoh

References

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  1. ^ lagoa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ lagoa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024