Minorca
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Late Latin Minorca, from Latin balearis minor. Compare Majorca.
Proper noun
Minorca
- One of the Balearic Islands of Spain.
- A breed of poultry.
- ”Yet another breed which has fallen from grace, more through unwise breeding than any fault of its own is the Minorca. See ref. p.43.
Translations
An island of Spain
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References
1962: C.Arthur Pearson. Pictorial Poultry-Keeping. Cox & Wyman Ltd (2nd ed.)
Anagrams
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Late Latin Minorca, from Latin balearis minor. Compare Maiorca.
Proper noun
Minorca f
- Minorca (one of the Balearic Islands)
Categories:
- English terms derived from Late Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Chickens
- en:Exonyms
- en:Islands
- en:Poultry
- en:Spain
- Portuguese terms derived from Late Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese feminine nouns
- pt:Islands
- pt:Places in Spain
- pt:Exonyms