Evora

See also: Évora

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin Ebora, a feminine noun derived from Proto-Celtic *eburos (“yew”). Compare Latin Eboracum (“York”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛβoɾa/

Proper noun

Euora

1. Évora (a city and municipality, the capital of modern Évora district, Alentejo region, Portugal)
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 322 (facsimile):

     Como ſanta maria guariu ũu ome en Euora que ouuera de morrer dun oſſo que ſell atraueſſar na garganta.

     How Holy Mary healed a man in Évora who was to die of a bone that had pierced his throat.

Descendants

• Portuguese: Évora