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noun, masculine

portazgo

/poɾˈtaθɡo/

noun, masculine/poɾˈtaθɡo/plural: portazgos

a toll paid historically in Spain by travelers for passage on roads

Inherited from Old Spanish portadgo, from Late Latin portāticum, from Latin porta. By surface analysis, puerta + -azgo. Doublet of portaje, a borrowing from French. Cognate with Galician portádego.

portazgo — Spanish Dictionary | Passage