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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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