Proença

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Proença, ultimately from Latin prōvincia.[1] Doublet of Provença and província.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾoˈẽ.sɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾoˈẽ.sa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾuˈẽ.sɐ/, (faster pronunciation) /ˈpɾwẽ.sɐ/

  • Hyphenation: Pro‧en‧ça

Proper noun

Proença f

  1. a location in Portugal
  2. (chiefly historical) synonym of Provença

Derived terms

Proper noun

Proença m or f by sense

  1. a toponymic surname

References

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