loução

Old Portuguese

FWOTD – 18 May 2013

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *lautianu, from Latin lautus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /low.ˈt͡sã.o/

Adjective

loução (plural louçãos, feminine louçãa, feminine plural louçãas)

elegant (characterised by or exhibiting elegance)
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 67 (facsimile):
  Ond auẽo que un ome mui poderoſe loução
  Whence came a very powerful and elegant man

Descendants

Galician: louzán
Portuguese: loução

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