concelho

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese concelho. Doublet of council.

Noun

concelho (plural concelhos)

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

(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)

(government) county, municipality
Synonym: município

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