parokya

Cebuano

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Spanish parroquia, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin parochia, alteration of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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