palácio
Galician
Noun
palácio m (plural palácios, reintegrationist norm)
- reintegrationist spelling of palacio
Further reading
- “palácio”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin palātium (“palace”), from Palātium (“Palatine hill”), possibly from Etruscan 𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀𐌃 (falad, “sky”). Cognate of the inherited paço.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈla.si.u/ [paˈla.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /paˈla.sju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈla.si.o/ [paˈla.sɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /paˈla.sjo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐˈla.sju/
- Hyphenation: pa‧lá‧ci‧o
Noun
palácio m (plural palácios)
- palace (large residence where aristocrats usually live)
- Synonym: castelo
- palace (large and lavishly ornate residence)
- major government building