Viseu

See also: Vișeu

English

Etymology

From Portuguese Viseu.

Proper noun

Viseu

  1. A district in northern Portugal.

Portuguese

Etymology

From the Latinised Roman name for the settlement, Latin *Vissaium, reconstructed from the original pre-Roman (probably Lusitanian) “Vissaieigobor”.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /viˈzew/ [viˈzeʊ̯]
 

  • Audio (Portugal):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Vi‧seu

Proper noun

Viseu ?

  1. Viseu (a city and municipality, the district capital of Viseu district, Portugal)
  2. Viseu (a district in northern Portugal)
    Synonym: (humorous or derogatory) Cavaquistão

Usage notes

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

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