"Porto" meaning in Portuguese

See Porto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈpoʁ.tu/ [Brazil], [ˈpoh.tu] [Brazil], /ˈpoɾ.tu/ [São-Paulo], /ˈpoʁ.tu/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [ˈpoχ.tu] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈpoɻ.tu/ [Caipira], /ˈpoɾ.tu/ [Portugal], /ˈp(w)oɾ.tu/ (note: Porto), /ˈpwɐɾ.tu/ (note: Porto) Audio: Pt-pt Porto FF.ogg [Portugal], LL-Q5146 (por)-Santamarcanda-Porto.wav [Portugal] (note: Porto) Forms: O Porto [alternative], Pôrto [alternative], Puorto [alternative, pronunciation-spelling], Puarto [alternative, pronunciation-spelling]
Rhymes: (Brazil) -oʁtu, (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾtu Etymology: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Porto, from Latin Portus (Cale) (modern city of Vila Nova de Gaia), from portus (“port”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pt|roa-opt|Porto|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Galician-Portuguese Porto, {{inh+|pt|roa-opt|Porto}} Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Porto, {{inh|pt|la|Portus Cale|Portus (Cale)}} Latin Portus (Cale) Head templates: {{pt-proper noun|m}} Porto m
  1. Porto (a city and municipality, the former district capital of the district of Porto, Portugal) Tags: masculine Categories (place): Cities in Porto District, Portugal, Cities in Portugal, Municipalities of Porto District, Portugal, Places in Porto District, Portugal, Places in Portugal Synonyms: Invicta//Cidade Invicta
    Sense id: en-Porto-pt-name-FD7vcD-y Categories (other): Portuguese terms with collocations, Former capitals, Porto
  2. Porto (a district in northern Portugal) Tags: masculine Categories (place): Places in Portugal
    Sense id: en-Porto-pt-name-rrjDgLnt Categories (other): Districts and autonomous regions of Portugal, Porto District, Portugal, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: portuense, portista

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "[ˈpoh.tu]",
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      "ipa": "/ˈpoɾ.tu/",
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