Oporto

[ oh-pawr-toh, oh-pohr- ]

noun

1. a port in northwestern Portugal, near the mouth of the Douro River.

Oporto

/ əˈpɔːtəʊ /

noun

1. a port in NW Portugal, near the mouth of the Douro River: the second largest city in Portugal, famous for port wine (begun in 1678). Pop: 263 131 (2001) Portuguese namePorto

Example Sentences

PwC in Portugal, Angola and Cape Verde has 1,500 staff and 42 partners, with 26 partners in Lisbon, 12 in Oporto and 4 in Luanda.

From BBC

The Jewish Community of Oporto – which, along with the Lisbon Jewish community, certifies applicants – said it had received just five applications before the Brexit referendum compared with 400 in the two months following the vote.

From The Guardian

According to the Jewish Community of Oporto – which, along with the Lisbon Jewish community, is certifying applicants – demand from the UK has soared since 23 June.

From The Guardian

Once back in L.A. aiming to re-create the drink, Mikell tried various ratios of the soda, wine and juice, finding nothing that approximated the taste in Oporto.

From Los Angeles Times

The cause was a traumatic brain injury suffered in 2012 in an accidental fall on a street near his home in Washington, said his partner, Alex Oporto.

From Washington Post