Felgueiras
Portuguese
Etymology
From felgueira (“thicket of male ferns”), from Vulgar Latin *filicāria (“thicket of ferns”).[1] Compare Galician Filgueiras and French Fougères.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fewˈɡe(j).ɾɐs/ [feʊ̯ˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾɐs]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /fewˈɡe(j).ɾɐʃ/ [feʊ̯ˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾɐʃ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fewˈɡe(j).ɾas/ [feʊ̯ˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾas]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɛlˈɡɐj.ɾɐʃ/ [fɛɫˈɣɐj.ɾɐʃ]
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /fɛlˈɡej.ɾɐʃ/ [fɛɫˈɣej.ɾɐʃ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fɛlˈɡe.ɾɐʃ/ [fɛɫˈɣe.ɾɐʃ]
- Hyphenation: Fel‧guei‧ras
Audio (Portugal) (file)
Proper noun
Felgueiras
- A city and municipality of Porto district, Portugal
Usage notes
Felgueiras is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.
Derived terms
- felgueirense
Proper noun
Felgueiras m or f by sense
- a toponymic surname
References
- “Felgueiras” in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.