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Portela

Portela proper noun: a surname from Galician.

Proper noun

Portela (plural Portelas)

  1. A surname from Galician.

Forms of Portela

pluralPortelas

Origin of Portela

Borrowed from Galician Portela (“mountain pass”).

Questions about Portela

What does Portela mean?
Portela means a surname from Galician.
What part of speech is Portela?
Portela is a proper noun.

Words near Portela in the dictionary

  1. portefeuilles
  2. portego
  3. portegos
  4. portegue
  5. portegues
  6. Portela
  7. Portelas
  8. Portell
  9. Portelli
  10. Portellis
  11. Portells

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