Portalegre

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Portalegre.

Proper noun

Portalegre

  1. A municipality and district in Portugal.

Portuguese

Etymology

From the city's Roman name, Latin portus alacer ("cheerful port").

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /poʁ.taˈlɛ.ɡɾi/ [poh.taˈlɛ.ɡɾi]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /poɾ.taˈlɛ.ɡɾi/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /poʁ.taˈlɛ.ɡɾi/ [poχ.taˈlɛ.ɡɾi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /poɻ.taˈlɛ.ɡɾe/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /puɾ.tɐˈlɛ.ɡɾɨ/ [puɾ.tɐˈlɛ.ɣɾɨ]

  • Audio (Portugal):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Por‧ta‧le‧gre

Proper noun

Portalegre ?

  1. Portalegre (a district in central Portugal)
  2. Portalegre (a city and municipality, the district capital of Portalegre district, Portugal)

Usage notes

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