parokya

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish parroquia, from Late Latin parochia, alteration of Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía) "dwelling abroad", from παρά (pará) "beside" + οἶκος (oîkos) "house, dwelling".

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ro‧kya

Noun

parokya

  1. (Christianity) a parish (part of a diocese)
  2. the members of a parish, collectively
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