Lafões

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • Lafoens (superseded spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْأَخَوَانِ (al-ʔaḵawāni, “the two brothers”), referring to two castles located in opposing hills in the region.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /laˈfõj̃s/ [laˈfõɪ̯̃s]

  • Hyphenation: La‧fões

Proper noun

Lafões m pl (plural only)

  1. a region of Portugal

References

  1. ^ “Lafões”, in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
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