Mafra

See also: mafra

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Mafra.

Proper noun

Mafra

1. A town and municipality of the district of Lisboa, Portugal, known for the Palace of Mafra.
   • 1992, Edwin Williamson, The Penguin history of Latin America, London, New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 73:

     The discovery of gold in Brazil fired the religious fervour of John V (1706-50) to heights of gorgeous, archaic extravagance, immortalized in the monastery-palace of Mafra, which was built as a rival to the Escorial and Versailles by a huge army of draft labour over eighteen years.

2. A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Further reading

• Mafra, Portugal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mafra, Santa Catarina on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.fɾɐ/

• Audio (Portugal):

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• Rhymes: -afɾɐ
• Hyphenation: Ma‧fra
• Homophone: mafra

Proper noun

Mafra f

1. Mafra (a town and municipality of the district of Lisboa, Portugal)
2. Mafra (a municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil)

Usage notes

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

Related terms

• mafrense