Associations to the word «Porto»

Wiktionary

PORTO ALEGRE, proper noun. A municipality, the capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
PORTO RICO, proper noun. (dated or nonstandard) Alternative spelling of Puerto Rico
PORTO VELHO, proper noun. A municipality, the capital of the state of Rondônia, Brazil.

Dictionary definition

PORTO, noun. Port city in northwest Portugal; noted for port wine.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats