póvoa

See also: povoa

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese póvoa (“land to be peopled”), from Early Medieval Latin popula, a derivative of populus. Cognate Galician Poboa, Spanish Puebla and Pobla.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.vo.ɐ/, /ˈpɔ.vu.ɐ/ [ˈpɔ.vʊ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpɔ.vwɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.vo.ɐ/, /ˈpɔ.vu.ɐ/ [ˈpɔ.vʊ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpɔ.vwɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.vo.a/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.vwɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.vwɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.bwɐ/ [ˈpɔ.βwɐ]

• Hyphenation: pó‧vo‧a

Noun

póvoa f (plural póvoas)

1. hamlet (small village or a group of houses)

Derived terms

• Póvoa da Atalaia
• Póvoa de Lanhoso
• Póvoa de Santa Iria
• Póvoa de Varzim
• Póvoa do Forno

 

Related terms

• Pova
• Povela
• Poverais
• Povinha
• povo
• Povoação
• povoação
• Povoada
• povoado
• Povoadura
• povoar
• Póvoas
• Povoença
• Povoinhas
• Povoral