concelho

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese concelho. Doublet of council.

Noun

concelho (plural concelhos)

1. A county or municipality in Portugal.

Anagrams

• colonche

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese concelho, from Latin concilium. Compare Galician concello. Doublet of concílio.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈse.ʎu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈse.ʎu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈse.ʎo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈsɐ(j).ʎu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈsɐ(j).ʎu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈse.ʎu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈse.ʎu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈse.ʎu/

• Rhymes: -eʎu
• Homophone: conselho
• Hyphenation: con‧ce‧lho

Noun

concelho m (plural concelhos)

1. (government) county, municipality

   Synonym: município