Portuondo

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proper noun

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].

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Meanings

proper nounPortuondo (plural Portuondos)

plural Portuondos

  1. A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].

Origin

  1. Basqueportuondo“close to the port”
  2. SpanishPortuondo
  3. EnglishPortuondo

Borrowed from Spanish Portuondo, a topographic surname from Basque portuondo (“close to the port”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Portuondo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Portuondo

MLA

“Portuondo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Portuondo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Portuondo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Portuondo.

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