povoação

See also: Povoação

Portuguese

Etymology

povoar +‎ -ção, possibly corresponding to Late Latin populatio, populationem, from Latin populus, and thus perhaps a doublet of população.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpo.vo.a.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

Noun

povoação f (plural povoações)

  1. settlement
  2. The process through which a place becomes populated or settled.

See also
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