paço

See also: paco, Paco, pacó, and pacò

Galician

Noun

paço m (plural paços, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of pazo

Further reading

• “paço” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Paço dos Duques, Guimarães, Portugal

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.su/

• Rhymes: -asu
• Homophone: passo
• Hyphenation: pa‧ço

Noun

paço m (plural paços)

1. palace (large residence where aristocrats usually live)
2. palace (large and lavishly ornate residence)
3. manor

Synonyms

• palácio
• mansão

Further reading

• “paço” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “paço”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “paço”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024