Etymology

Azores

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Today it means: An archipelago of nine volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean. Full definition →

Spanish Azores ← Portuguese Açores
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The story

  1. Portuguese · derived fromAçores“Azores”
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromAzores
  3. English todayAzores

Borrowed from Spanish Azores, from Portuguese Açores (“Azores”), from açores, plural of açor (“goshawk”).

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