Valongo

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Valongo, from Vulgar Latin vallum longum.[1] By surface analysis, vale +‎ longo.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /vaˈlõ.ɡu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /vaˈlõ.ɡo/
 

  • Hyphenation: Va‧lon‧go
  • Audio (Portugal):(file)

Proper noun

Valongo m

  1. a toponym indicating a presence of a long valley:
    1. a parish, city, and municipality of the district of Porto, Portugal;
    2. a parish of Avis, district of Portalegre, Portugal

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

References

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