Alcorão

See also: Alcoraõ, Al-Corão, and Al Corão

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Al-Corão (uncommon)
Al Corão (uncommon)
Alcoraõ (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese alcoran, from Arabic الْقُرْآن‎ (al-qurʔān).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.koˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [aʊ̯.koˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.kuˈɾɐ̃w̃/ [aɫ.kuˈɾɐ̃w̃]

Proper noun

Alcorão m

(Islam) Qur'an (the Islamic holy book)
Synonym: Corão

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