concelho
municipality
noun kohn-SEH-lyoh Rare
Origin: From Portuguese concelho (council, municipality)
Usage Note
Concelho is a Portuguese administrative unit (roughly equivalent to a municipality) that appears in Spanish texts about Portugal or Galicia. It is a loanword and should not be confused with concejo (a Spanish rural council) or consejo (advice, council). Context about Galicia or Portugal usually signals this spelling.
Examples
"El concelho de Évora tiene varios municipios."
Natural Translation
The municipality of Évora has several townships.

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