parroquia
See also: parròquia
Galician
Etymology
From Late Latin parochia, from Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía, “dwelling abroad”), from παρά (pará, “beside”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house, dwelling”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈrɔkja̝/
Noun
parroquia f (plural parroquias)
- parish
- a civil subdivision of a Galician concello (“municipality”), often corresponding to an earlier ecclesiastical parish
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Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin parochia, alteration of Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía, “dwelling abroad”), from παρά (pará, “beside”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house, dwelling”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈrokja/
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “parroquia” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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