Custoias

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin custōdiās (“watchtowers”).[1] Doublet of custódia. Cognate with Galician Costoia and Catalan Costoja.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kusˈtoj.ɐs/ [kusˈtoɪ̯.ɐs]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kuʃˈtoj.ɐʃ/ [kuʃˈtoɪ̯.ɐʃ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kusˈtoj.as/ [kusˈtoɪ̯.as]

  • Hyphenation: Cus‧tói‧as

Proper noun

Custoias ?

  1. a toponym indicating the presence of watchtowers:
    1. a parish of Vila Nova de Foz Côa, district of Guarda, Portugal;
    2. a town and parish of Matosinhos, district of Porto, Portugal;

See also

References

  1. ^ “Custoias”, in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
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