Maiorca

Maiorca

Italian

Etymology

From Latin īnsula major (literally “larger island”); the intermediate form was Maiorica.

Proper noun

Maiorca ?

1. Majorca (the largest island of the Balearic Islands of Spain)

Proper noun

Maiorca m or f by sense

1. a surname

Anagrams

• Macario, acromia, amarico, amaricò, cariamo, romaica

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Maiōrca, Maiōrica, from Latin [īnsula] maior (literally “larger island”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /majˈɔʁ.kɐ/ [maɪ̯ˈɔh.kɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /majˈɔʁ.kɐ/ [maɪ̯ˈɔh.kɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /majˈɔɾ.kɐ/ [maɪ̯ˈɔɾ.kɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /majˈɔʁ.kɐ/ [maɪ̯ˈɔχ.kɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /majˈɔɻ.ka/ [maɪ̯ˈɔɻ.ka]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.iˈɔɾ.kɐ/

Proper noun

Maiorca f

1. Majorca (one of the Balearic Islands)