paço

See also: paco, Paco, pacó, and pacò

Portuguese

Paço dos Duques, Guimarães, Portugal

Etymology

From Old Portuguese paaço (“palace”), from Latin palātium (“palace”), from Palātium (“Palatine hill”), possibly from Etruscan 𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀𐌃 (falad, “sky”). Cognate with Galician pazo and Spanish pazo. Doublet of palácio, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

(Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.su/
Homophone: passo
Hyphenation: pa‧ço

Noun

paço m (plural paços)

palace (large residence where aristocrats usually live)
palace (large and lavishly ornate residence)
manor

Synonyms

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