paço

See also: paco, Paco, pacó, and pacò

Galician

Noun

paço m (plural paços, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of pazo

Further reading

  • “paço” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese paaço (“palace”), from Latin palātium (“palace”), from Palātium (“Palatine hill”), possibly from Etruscan 𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀𐌃 (falad, “sky”). Cognate with Galician pazo. Doublet of palácio, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.su/

  • Rhymes: -asu
  • Homophone: passo
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ço

Noun

paço m (plural paços)

  1. palace, château, manor house (large and/or lavishly ornate residence where aristocrats usually live)

Synonyms

Further reading

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