Lafões
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic الْأَخَوَانِ (al-ʾaḵawāni, “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, 2003–2023.