Almada

See also: almada

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Almadã, from Arabic المَعْدِن (al-maʕdin, literally “the mine”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈma.dɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈma.dɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈma.da/ [aʊ̯ˈma.da]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈma.dɐ/ [aɫˈma.ðɐ]

  • Hyphenation: Al‧ma‧da
  • Audio (Portugal)(file)

Proper noun

Almada f

  1. A city and municipality of Setúbal district, Portugal

Usage notes

Almada is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

  • almadense

Proper noun

Almada m or f

  1. a surname
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