parroquia

See also: parròquia

Asturian

Map of parroquies in Asturias

Etymology

From Late Latin parochia, from Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía, “dwelling abroad”), from παρά (pará, “beside”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house, dwelling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈrokja/ [paˈro.kja]
• Rhymes: -okja
• Syllabification: pa‧rro‧quia

Noun

parroquia f (plural parroquies)

1. parish (a civil subdivision of an Asturian conceyu (“municipality”), often corresponding to an earlier ecclesiastical parish)

   Synonym: (archaic) collación

2. (colloquial) clientele

   Synonyms: vecería, clientela

Related terms

• párrocu
• aparroquiar
• parroquianu
• parroquiu

Further reading

• “parroquia”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “parroquia”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Galician

parroquias in Galicia

Alternative forms

• parróquia, paróquia (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Late Latin parochia, from Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía, “dwelling abroad”), from παρά (pará, “beside”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house, dwelling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈrɔkja/ [paˈrɔ.kjɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɔkja
• Hyphenation: pa‧rro‧quia

Noun

parroquia f (plural parroquias)

1. parish

   Synonym: freguesía

2. a civil subdivision of a Galician concello (“municipality”), often corresponding to an earlier ecclesiastical parish

Derived terms

• parroquial

Related terms

• párroco

References

• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “parroquia”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “parroquia”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “parroquia”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “parroquia”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin parochia, alteration of Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía, “dwelling abroad”), from παρά (pará, “beside”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house, dwelling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈrokja/ [paˈro.kja]

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• Rhymes: -okja
• Syllabification: pa‧rro‧quia

Noun

parroquia f (plural parroquias)

1. parish

   Synonym: freguesía (Galicia)

Derived terms

• parroquial

Related terms

• párroco

Further reading

• “parroquia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025