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Vouzela.

a town and municipality of the district of Viseu, Portugal

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

name/vo(w)ˈzɛ.lɐ/Brazil[vo(ʊ̯)ˈzɛ.lɐ]Brazil/vo(w)ˈzɛ.lɐ/Portugal/bowˈzɛ.lɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. a town and municipality of the district of Viseu, Portugal

    feminine
  2. a parish of Vouzela municipality, district of Viseu, Portugal

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin Vaucella, diminutive formed with -ella of Latin *Vauca, metathesized from Vacua (“Vouga”). The usage of the diminutive designates a tributary river, now known as Zela. The analysis of Vouzela as Vouga + Zela is folk etymology.

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