Evora

See also: Évora

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Celtic ebora, ebura (“yew”). Compare Latin Eboracum (“York”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛβoɾa/

Proper noun

Euora

A Portuguese city in Alentejo.
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 322 (facsimile):
  Como ſanta maria guariu ũu ome en Euora que ouuera de morrer dun oſſo que ſell atraueſſar na garganta.
  How Holy Mary healed a man in Évora who was to die of a bone that had pierced his throat.

Descendants

Portuguese: Évora

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