Almodôvar

See also: Almodovar and Almodóvar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْمُدَوَّر (al-mudawwar, “the round thing”). The name probably refers to a nearby hill; تَلّ اَلْمُدَوَّر (tall al-mudawwar, “round hill”) is a fairly common Arabic placename.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.muˈdo.vɐɾ/ [aɫ.muˈðo.vɐɾ]

  • Hyphenation: Al‧mo‧dô‧var
  • Audio (Portugal):(file)

Proper noun

Almodôvar ?

  1. a town and municipality of the district of Beja, Portugal

Derived terms

Proper noun

Almodôvar m or f by sense

  1. a toponymic surname
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