freguesia

See also: freguesía

Portuguese

Etymology

From freguês (“parishioner; customer”) +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾe.ɡeˈzi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾe.ɡeˈzi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾe.ɡeˈzi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾɛ.ɡɨˈzi.ɐ/ [fɾɛ.ɣɨˈzi.ɐ]

• Hyphenation: fre‧gue‧si‧a

Noun

freguesia f (plural freguesias)

1. (government) parish; an administrative division in Portugal, Macau, and Cape Verde
2. (business) the customers of a business, taken collectively

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese freguesia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɾeˈɡesja/ [fɾeˈɣ̞e.sja]
• Rhymes: -esja
• Syllabification: fre‧gue‧sia

Noun

freguesia f (plural freguesias)

1. administrative parish of Portugal