Custóias
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Custoias (prescriptive)
Etymology
Inherited from Latin custōdiās (“watchtowers”).[1] Doublet of custódia. Cognate with Galician Costoia and Catalan Costoja.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kusˈtɔj.ɐs/ [kusˈtɔɪ̯.ɐs]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kuʃˈtɔj.ɐʃ/ [kuʃˈtɔɪ̯.ɐʃ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kusˈtɔj.as/ [kusˈtɔɪ̯.as]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuʃˈtɔj.ɐʃ/
- Hyphenation: Cus‧tói‧as
Proper noun
Custóias ?
- a toponym indicating the presence of watchtowers:
- a parish of Vila Nova de Foz Côa, district of Guarda, Portugal;
- a town and parish of Matosinhos, district of Porto, Portugal;
Usage notes
- Custóias is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.
- According to the Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990, this toponym should be spelled Custoias. Nevertheless, the place’s official name remains unchanged as of yet.
See also
References
- ^ “Custóias”, in Dicionário infopédia da Toponímia (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025