Benfica

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • Bemfica (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

According to folk etymology, bem +‎ fica, literally “stay well”, hence the spelling Bemfica. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bẽˈfi.kɐ/

  • Hyphenation: Ben‧fi‧ca

Proper noun

Benfica f

  2. a civil parish and neighborhood of Lisbon, Portugal
    2. a railway station in Lisbon, Portugal
  3. a neighborhood of Luanda, Angola
  4. a neighborhood of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
  5. a neighborhood of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
  6. a neighborhood of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
  7. a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  8. a former civil parish of Oeiras, Portugal
  9. a village in Mé-Zóchi, São Tomé and Príncipe

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

See also

civil parishes of Lisbon: freguesias de Lisboaedit

Further reading

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