paço

Meaning

palace, château, manor house (large and/or lavishly ornate residence where aristocrats usually live)

Translations

Hof

Palast

Palais

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpa.su/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: palātium

In summary

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