paço
See also: paco, Paco, pacó, and pacò
Galician
Noun
paço m (plural paços)
- reintegrationist spelling of pazo
Further reading
- “paço” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Portuguese
Paço dos Duques, Guimarães, Portugal
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese paaço (“palace”), from Latin palātium (“palace”), from Palātium (“Palatine hill”), possibly from Etruscan 𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀𐌃 (falad, “sky”). Cognate with Galician and Spanish pazo. Doublet of palácio, a borrowing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpa.su/
- Rhymes: -asu
- Homophone: passo
- Hyphenation: pa‧ço
Noun
paço m (plural paços)
- palace (large residence where aristocrats usually live)
- palace (large and lavishly ornate residence)
- manor
Synonyms
- palácio
- mansão