Almodôvar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic اَلْمُدَوَّر‎ (al-mudawwar, “the round thing”), from مُدَوَّر‎ (mudawwar, “round”). The name probably refers to a nearby hill; تَل اَلْمُدَوَّر‎ (tal al-mudawwar, “round hill”) is a fairly common Arabic placename.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /aɫmuˈdovaɾ/
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Proper noun

Almodôvar

  1. A village and municipality of Beja, Portugal.
  • almodovarense
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