Felgueiras

Portuguese

Etymology

From felgueira (“thicket of male ferns”), from Vulgar Latin *filicāria (“thicket of ferns”). Compare Galician Filgueiras and French Fougères.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fewˈɡe(j).ɾɐs/ [feʊ̯ˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾɐs]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fewˈɡe(j).ɾɐs/ [feʊ̯ˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾɐs]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /fewˈɡe(j).ɾɐʃ/ [feʊ̯ˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾɐʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fewˈɡe(j).ɾas/ [feʊ̯ˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾas]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɛlˈɡɐj.ɾɐʃ/ [fɛɫˈɣɐj.ɾɐʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɛlˈɡɐj.ɾɐʃ/ [fɛɫˈɣɐj.ɾɐʃ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɛlˈɡej.ɾɐʃ/ [fɛɫˈɣej.ɾɐʃ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɛlˈɡej.ɾɐʃ/ [fɛɫˈɣej.ɾɐʃ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɛlˈɡe.ɾɐʃ/ [fɛɫˈɣe.ɾɐʃ]

• Hyphenation: Fel‧guei‧ras

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Proper noun

Felgueiras

1. A city and municipality of Porto district, Portugal

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

• felgueirense

Proper noun

Felgueiras m or f by sense

1. a toponymic surname