Almodôvar

See also: Almodovar and Almodóvar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْمُدَوَّر (al-mudawwar, “the round thing”). The name probably refers to a nearby hill; تَلّ اَلْمُدَوَّر (tall al-mudawwar, “round hill”) is a fairly common Arabic placename.

Pronunciation

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.muˈdo.vɐɾ/ [aɫ.muˈðo.vɐɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.muˈdo.vɐɾ/ [aɫ.muˈðo.vɐɾ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.muˈdo.bɐɾ/ [aɫ.muˈðo.βɐɾ]

• Hyphenation: Al‧mo‧dô‧var

• Audio (Portugal)

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Proper noun

Almodôvar

1. A town and municipality of the district of Beja, Portugal

Derived terms

• almodovarense

Proper noun

Almodôvar m or f by sense

1. a toponymic surname