Custoias

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Custóias (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin custōdiās (“watchtowers”). Doublet of custódia. Cognate with Galician Costoia and Catalan Costoja.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kusˈtoj.ɐs/ [kusˈtoɪ̯.ɐs]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kusˈtoj.ɐs/ [kusˈtoɪ̯.ɐs]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kuʃˈtoj.ɐʃ/ [kuʃˈtoɪ̯.ɐʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kusˈtoj.as/ [kusˈtoɪ̯.as]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuʃˈtoj.ɐʃ/

• Hyphenation: Cus‧tói‧as

Proper noun

Custoias

1. a toponym indicating the presence of watchtowers:
   1. A parish of Vila Nova de Foz Côa, district of Guarda, Portugal;
   2. A town and parish of Matosinhos, district of Porto, Portugal;

See also

• Atalaia