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]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /fɛlˈɡej.ɾɐʃ/ [fɛɫˈɣej.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 ?

  1. a city and municipality of the district of Porto, Portugal

Usage notes

Felgueiras is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Derived terms

Proper noun

Felgueiras m or f by sense

  1. a toponymic surname

References

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