vila

Galician

/ˈbila̝/

noun
Definitions
  • town; urban settlement smaller than a cidade and larger than a aldea, which usually acts as the economic and administrative capital of a comarca
  • (archaic) village
  • country house

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese vila (village) inherited from Latin villa (country house, estate, villa, large country residence).

Origin

Latin

villa

Gloss

country house, estate, villa, large country residence

Kanji

荘

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