Similar words
castelo
Often confused: castelo is a castle, built as a fortress; palácio is a palace, built as a grand residence.
Similar in other languages
German
Palast
Palast is the German word for the same thing — both mean "palace."
Spanish
palacio
palacio is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "palace."
French
palais
palais is the French word for the same thing — both mean "palace."
Practice
1 What does palácio mean?
palace
2 Fill the gap: Visitamos o ___.
Full sentence: Visitamos o palácio. (We visited the palace.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches palácio?
palácio: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.