Maiorca
Italian
Etymology
From Latin īnsula major (literally “larger island”); the intermediate form was Maiorica.
Proper noun
Maiorca ?
- Mallorca, Majorca (an island in the Mediterranean; largest of the Balearic Islands)
Proper noun
Maiorca m or f by sense
- a surname
Anagrams
Latin
Proper noun
Maiōrca
- Mallorca, Majorca (an island in the Mediterranean; largest of the Balearic Islands)
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin Maiōrca, Maiōrica, from Latin [īnsula] maior (literally “larger island”).
Pronunciation
- (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): /mɐˈjɔɾ.kɐ/
Proper noun
Maiorca f
- Mallorca, Majorca (an island in the Mediterranean; largest of the Balearic Islands)