Portalegre

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Portalegre.

Proper noun

Portalegre

1. A municipality and district of Protugal.

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