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Lafoens (superseded spelling)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]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /laˈfõj̃ʃ/ [laˈfõɪ̯̃ʃ]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐˈfõj̃ʃ/

Hyphenation: La‧fões

Proper noun

Lafões m pl

A region of Portugal

References

“Lafões” in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

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