"fortaleza" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /foʁ.taˈle.zɐ/ [Brazil], [foh.taˈle.zɐ] [Brazil], /foʁ.taˈle.zɐ/ [Brazil], [foh.taˈle.zɐ] [Brazil], /foɾ.taˈle.zɐ/ [São-Paulo], /foʁ.taˈle.zɐ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [foχ.taˈle.zɐ] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /foɻ.taˈle.za/ [Southern-Brazil], /fuɾ.tɐˈle.zɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: fortalezas [plural]
Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese fortaleza, from Provençal and Old Occitan fortalessa, from Late Latin fortalitia (“fortress”), from Latin fortis (“strong”). Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|fortaleza}} Old Galician-Portuguese fortaleza, {{der|pt|prv|-}} Provençal, {{der|pt|pro|fortalessa}} Old Occitan fortalessa, {{der|pt|LL.|fortalitia|t=fortress}} Late Latin fortalitia (“fortress”), {{der|pt|la|fortis|t=strong}} Latin fortis (“strong”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} fortaleza f (plural fortalezas)
  1. fortress; fortification; stronghold (a large place built to withstand attacks) Tags: feminine Synonyms: fortificação, forte
    Sense id: en-fortaleza-pt-noun-J-CPtNlu
  2. (figurative) bulwark; stronghold (something that offers protection, especially in a psychological sense) Tags: feminine, figuratively Synonyms: baluarte
    Sense id: en-fortaleza-pt-noun-z5uZmDNv
  3. fortitude; inner strength (emotional strength in the face of adversity) Tags: feminine Synonyms: força, firmeza
    Sense id: en-fortaleza-pt-noun-fv6QwKq0 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 7 3 74 16
  4. strength (the quality of being physically strong) Tags: feminine Synonyms: força, muque
    Sense id: en-fortaleza-pt-noun--Mzuji8w

Inflected forms

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