Lafões
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Portuguese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Lafoens (superseded spelling)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic الْأَخَوَانِ (al-ʔaḵawāni, “the two brothers”), referring to two castles located in opposing hills in the region.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: La‧fões
Proper noun[edit]
Lafões m pl
- A region of Portugal
References[edit]
- ^ “Lafões” in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.