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

Hyphenation: Al‧mo‧dô‧var
Audio (Portugal) (file)

Proper noun

Almodôvar

A town and municipality of the district of Beja, Portugal

Derived terms

almodovarense

Proper noun

Almodôvar m or f by sense

a toponymic surname

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